This nebula is a brighter part of a larger field of glowing gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus. I was able to catch this nebula as it came out of the neighbor's pine tree and take exposures until around 5 am. The NJP tracked right through the meridian. The cloud of which this nebula is part contains a great deal more interesting material, as any wide field image will show. I would like to go back for more. My favorite version of the Tulip Nebula is from
Neil Fleming.
Telescope: Orion 120ST f/5 Achromat w/WO ff/fr 0.8 II (so effectively at f/4)
Camera & Exposure: Atik 16, 31x8'
Filter: Astronomik Profi 6nm H-alpha
Guiding: Borg 50mm, Meade DSI Pro, PHD
Mount: Takahashi NJP
Software: Nebulosity, Maxim DL, Photoshop CS3
Location: The Woodlands, TX
2 comments:
Awesome Images... It was great to meet you today... Thank you for sharing your passion. Keep up the photos.
Thanks, it was nice to meet you, too, and thanks for the printing tips!
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