Capture summary
Nebula in Cygnus
OSC narrowband
OSC narrowband
Summer target / wide composition
- L-Pro 3h 50m 50 exposures
- Totals 3h 50m
Same target, different years.
Older revisions stay in the archive so you can see how the target changed with different equipment, processing, and experience.
An earlier Crescent Nebula frame from June 2020, kept for comparison with the later 2021 revision.
Acquisition Data
Technical capture details from the public AstroBin record for this image. View on AstroBin.
- L-Pro: 50 exposures, 3h 50m
- Totals: 3h 50m
Equipment and Software
- Telescope: Explore Scientific ED APO 127mm f/7.5 FCD-1 Alu 2" R&P Focuser
- Camera: ZWO ASI071MC Pro
- Mount: iOptron CEM60
- Software: Adobe Photoshop, PixInsight, N.I.N.A.
- Guiding optics: Orion ST80
- Guiding camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini
Target Planner
Nebula in Cygnus; best planned for June through August from New Jersey.
Summer targets often improve later at night as the Milky Way climbs higher.
Assumes a New Jersey backyard horizon and evening imaging.
Emission nebulae are good candidates for narrowband filters; reflection nebulae prefer darker skies.
NGC 6888 is listed here in Cygnus.
Current frame: Natural and narrowband blend / OSC narrowband.
Calculating target altitude and moon context.
Use the full planner to enter a ZIP code, choose a date, and compare the target from your sky.
Based on the current time.
Green marks usable dark-sky altitude.
Next upper transit.
Approximate horizon crossing.
Moon phase and altitude.
