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Veil Nebula and NGC 6940 (SS61 6D).jpg
The arcs and wisps of the Veil Nebula supernova remnant in Cygnus, framed with the open star cluster NGC 6940 in Vulpecula at lower right. The area is marked by a sharp transition between clear starry sky in the Millky Way and brownish-yellow areas obscured by interstellar dust with fewer stars visible. The nebula colours show up well despite this being a "stock" camera, with no filters employed.
The field of view is about 7.5° by 5°, similar to binoculars.
This is a stack of 8 x 5-minute exposures with the Sharpstar 61 EDPH III apo refractor and its 0.75x Reducer for f/4.4, and the old Canon 6D DSLR at ISO 800, all on the ZWO AM5 mount autoguided with the ASIAir, as a test of the combination of gear. Taken June 26/27, 2023 just after local moonset though the sky so near solstice was not astronomically dark. No filter employed and the camera is not modified.
The field of view is about 7.5° by 5°, similar to binoculars.
This is a stack of 8 x 5-minute exposures with the Sharpstar 61 EDPH III apo refractor and its 0.75x Reducer for f/4.4, and the old Canon 6D DSLR at ISO 800, all on the ZWO AM5 mount autoguided with the ASIAir, as a test of the combination of gear. Taken June 26/27, 2023 just after local moonset though the sky so near solstice was not astronomically dark. No filter employed and the camera is not modified.
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