SH2-114 & LBN321 - The Flying Dragon Nebula
Wed Sep 11 2024
This is one I’ve wanted to image for a long time. I was hoping to use my C8 on this but I’ve had some issues with it lately and ended up being really happy that I was able to get such a wide field on this area. Since I didn’t think there was a lot of oxygen or sulfur in this region, I just shot hydrogen and colorized it and used the RGB frames for stars.
About this object
- Type
- Emission Nebula
- Constellation
- Cygnus (the Swan)
- Catalogue designations
- Sh2-114
The Flying Dragon Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus (the Swan).
Acquisition
- Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 36 mm: 370 × 3m (18h 30m)
- Antlia V-Pro Red 36 mm: 240 × 30s (2h 0m)
- Antlia V-Pro Green 36 mm: 240 × 30s (2h 0m)
- Antlia V-Pro Blue 36 mm: 207 × 30s (1h 43m 30s)
- Total integration: 24h 13m 30s
Equipment
- Telescope / Lens: Astro-Tech AT72EDII
- Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
- Mount: Celestron CGEM II
- Filters: Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 36 mm, Antlia V-Pro Blue 36 mm, Antlia V-Pro Green 36 mm, Antlia V-Pro Red 36 mm
- Guiding scope: ZWO 30mm Mini Guider Scope
- Guiding camera: ZWO ASI224MC
- Accessories: Astro-Tech .8X Reducer for F6 (ATR8), ZWO EFW 7 x 36mm
- Software: Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Astrophotography by David Joyce, AstroDavido.