Capture summary
Nebula in Cygnus
Narrowband
Ha and OIII
Summer target / wide composition
Detailed filter totals have not been entered for this image yet.
Same target, different years.
Older revisions stay in the archive so you can see how the target changed with different equipment, processing, and experience.
A Cygnus emission shell shaped by stellar winds, with oxygen structure glowing through the surrounding hydrogen.
This frame remains part of the Lost Photons archive.
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: Narrowband / Ha and OIII.
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.
