Type: H2 Emission Nebula

Constellation: Cygnus

Distance from Earth: 

About: A very faint nebula, there is little data on this target or the H2 region. It is not a popular astrophotography target and because of its faintness, it is difficult to observe visually. The nebula has been given the nicknames The Flying Dragon and The Red Dragon. 

Imaging Project Information:

Imaging Telescope: William Optics Fluorostar 91 Apochromatic  Triplet Refractor

Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro

Mount: iOptron CEM60

Guiding: ZWO ASI224MC camera and ZWO 30mm f/4 guidescope

Filters and Frames: Optolong 2″ RGB color filters and 3nm Hydrogen Alpha narrowband filter

Frames: 75 x 180sec per Red, Green, and Blue filters

265 x 300sec Hydrogen Alpha

Total Integration Time: 32.6 hours

Accessories: Mele Quieter 3 Minicomputer, ZWO 2″ 7 slot EFW, Primalucelab Giotto Flat Field Generator, Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub and Pocket Powerbox Advanced

Software: Acquisition – Nighttime Imaging and Acquisition (N.I.N.A) Preprocessing: Pixinsight Postprocessing: Pixinsight

Acquisition Period:

Hydrogen Alpha-  (10/7, 10/10-11, 10/15-10/19/2024)

RGB  (10/8-10/10/2024)