Wide-field image of IC1318 in Cygnus
The bright star projected at bottom centre of this image is the supergiant Gamma Cygni (aka Sadr). It is located only 750 light years away and so is not directly
The bright star projected at bottom centre of this image is the supergiant Gamma Cygni (aka Sadr). It is located only 750 light years away and so is not directly
This is a colour enhanced version of the Hydrogen Alpha image of IC1396 in Cepheus acquired on 17th July 2015. The image is made up of an additional four hours
Continue reading…IC1396 – Combined Ha and OIII bicolour composite
IC1318 is a giant HII cloud and one of the brightest among all the emission clouds in the Cygnus complex. The cloud is bisected by a thick obscuring dust lane
Part of the larger Veil Nebula complex, these glowing filaments of ionised hydrogen are the result of shock waves from a massive supernova explosion estimated to have occurred around 5,000
Continue reading…Fleming’s Triangular Wisp (aka Pickering’s Triangle)