#astrophotography
5,000 light years away from us, in the constellation Cygnus, exists the "Crescent Nebula" (I call it the "Brain Nebula"). There is an "shock wave" of blue moving outward and a shockwave moving inward at about 2,000 km/sec.
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Pulling back we can see tremendous nebulosity of the Sadr region.
The central star of the Crescent Nebula will eventually explode in a supernova explosion.
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Zoomed out even further (as part of my 4 panel mosaic) we can see the bright star Sadr.
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There are so many interesting objects and nebulosities throughout this region! Thousands of named objects.
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And this is where the location of the photo is, with the center of the Cygnus Constellation being the bright star Sadr in my picture.
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Details:
Taken from my balcony in Vancouver (Bortle 8-9). Narrowband 3nm HSO + RGB filters used.
Takahashi FSQ-85EDX telescope + @QHYCCD 268M camera + @SkyWatcherUSA EQ6-R Pro mount.
Processed over a month using 106 total hours of data comprising of a 2x2 mosaic.
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