W63 Wide Field Mosaic
| Object | VdB131; VdB132; NGC6914; Sh2-112; Sh2-115; Sh2-116; DWB 111; LBN 325; LBN 331; W63 / G 82.2+5.3; NGC 6866; NGC 6884; PN PM1-320; B 345; 30 Cygni; 31 Cygni; 32 Cygni; KIC 8462852; LBN 272; LBN 260; LBN 264; DWB 146; DWB 168; DWB 170; LDN 913; LDN 905; LDN 903 |
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| Description | A beautiful, eliptical supernova remnant and much more! This rich, colorful field in the constellation Cygnus is a 24 panel mosaic image with over 200 hours total integration captured and processed over the course of four years. |
| Rights Statement | Copyright, Nico Carver, 2021. |
| Acquisition Dates | June 24, 2018, June 29, 2018, July 2, 2018, July 3, 2018, July 7, 2018, July 9, 2018, July 11, 2018, July 26, 2018, July 27, 2018, Aug. 3, 2018, Aug. 4, 2018, Aug. 6, 2018, Aug. 10, 2018, Aug. 30, 2018, Oct. 13, 2018, Oct. 18, 2018, Oct. 29, 2018, Nov. 8, 2018, Nov. 11, 2018, Nov. 12, 2018, Nov. 13, 2018, April 12, 2020 , April 17, 2020 , April 22, 2020 , April 25, 2020 , May 6, 2020 , May 10, 2020 , May 14, 2020 , May 21, 2020 , May 24, 2020 , May 26, 2020 , June 12, 2020 , June 17, 2020 , June 21, 2020 , June 27, 2020 , July 17, 2020 , July 31, 2020 , Aug. 8, 2020 , Aug. 14, 2020 , Aug. 15, 2020 , Aug. 18, 2020 , Aug. 20, 2020 , Aug. 22, 2020 , Aug. 30, 2020 , Sept. 4, 2020 , Sept. 14, 2020 , Sept. 18, 2020 , Sept. 19, 2020 , Sept. 20, 2020 , Sept. 25, 2020 , Sept. 26, 2020 , Oct. 2, 2020 , Oct. 6, 2020 , Oct. 8, 2020 , Oct. 14, 2020 , Oct. 15, 2020 , Oct. 17, 2020 , Oct. 24, 2020 , Nov. 3, 2020 , Nov. 6, 2020 , Nov. 9, 2020 , Nov. 14, 2020 , Nov. 18, 2020 , Nov. 20, 2020 , Nov. 23, 2020 , June 18, 2021 , July 10, 2021 , July 30, 2021 , Aug. 13, 2021 , Sept. 3, 2021 , Sept. 10, 2021 |
| Date Published | 2021-09-20 |
| Locations | Backyard, Newark, DE; Sharon Roat's backyard, Hockessin, DE; Mt. Cuba Astronomical Observatory; Frank Colosimo's Blue Mt. Vista observing field; Backyard, Somerville, MA; ATMOB observing field; Mt. Sunapee, NH; Aldrich Astronomical Society observing field; Ninigret Park, RI |
| Optics | Stellarvue SVQ86 |
| Mounts | Orion Atlas EQ-G, Sky-watcher EQ6-R Pro |
| Cameras | ZWO ASI-1600 MM-Cool (v3), QHY 268M |
| Filters | Astrodon Ha (5nm), [OIII] (3nm), [SII] (3nm), RGB (E-series), Antlia [OIII] (3nm), Antlia RGB |
| Guiding | ZWO ASI290MM Mini |
| Gain | 200 for narrowband, 75 for broadband |
| Cooling | -15C |
| Integration | Total: 213 hours; Ha - 72 hours; [OIII] - 70 hours; [SII] - 44 hours; RGB - 27 hours |
| Software | Mount Control: EQMOD; Planetarium: Cartes Du Ciel; Acuisition: Sequence Generator Pro; Guiding: PHD2; Polar Alignment: QHY Polemaster; Processing: Astro Pixel Processor, PixInsight 1.8.8, and Adobe Photoshop |
| RA/DEC Center | 303.735; 45.740 |
| Orientation (E of N) | 72.8 degrees |
| Links | Astrobin; WorldWideTelescope |
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