A portion of the Gamma Cygni Nebula IC 1318.

IC 1318 Gamma Cygni Nebula
Click on the image to open it at full resolution.
A portion of the Gamma Cygni Nebula IC 1318. We are looking deep into the Orion Arm of our Galaxy in this direction and the nebula is more than 3000 light years from us.

A total of 4 hours exposure.

Exposure12 x 1200 sec
ISO3200
CameraNikon Z7 [8856 x 5504]
OpticsSkywatcher Esprit 120mm Refractor
FilterRadian Triad Ultra Quad-Band Narrowband Filter
GuidingPhd2 using a ZWO 224MC on an Astromedia 60x400mm Guide scope
ControllerImages taken using Kstars on an Mele Quieter 3C
LocationLower Sackville, Nova Scotia.
Date2023-10-19
PixInsight Processing
WeightedBatchPreprocessing Script
Dynamic Background Extractor
BlurXTerminator
NoiseXTerminator
HistogramTransform
CurvesTransformation
SCNR