| Classification: |
Nebula / NGC6979 |
| Constellation: |
Cygnus (CYG) |
| Object Location: |
Ra 20h 49m 07s Dec +31° 42’58° (current) |
| Size & Distance: |
Apx.120 x 60 Apx. 1470 light years. |
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| Date & Location: |
08-11-2007 Palomar Mountain, CA. |
| Exposure: |
HaGB, Ha= 4 @ 15min. (bin 1x1) GB=3ea. @ 5min (bin 2x2) |
| Optics: |
Takahashi Epsilon-180 f2.8 504mm. |
| Mount: |
Astro-Physics 900 GTO / ATS 10x36 pier |
| Camera: |
Starlight-Xpress SXV-H9 w/ SXV guider head and 2045. |
| Filters: |
Astrodon 6nm Ha, G1 GB. |
| Software: |
MaxImDL 4.11, Photoshop CS |
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| Notes: |
Sky conditions: Good seeing, Light wind, Temp 67°
Image Field of view is 45 x 60 arcmin.
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Pickering's Triangle (or Pickering's Triangular Wisp), brightest at the north central edge of the loop, but visible in photographs continuing toward the central area of the loop.
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