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Sky Tour : Cygnus (1) - August

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Image collection based on the sky tour "A deep look into Cygnus" featured in the Aug 2012  edition of Astronomy Now. 
Bullet  1. Veil Nebula
Bullet  2. Campbell's Hydrogen Star (PLN 64+ 5.1)
Bullet  3. NGC 6888 - Bright Nebula ("Crescent Nebula", Caldwell 27)
Bullet  4. Delta Cygni- Double Star (not yet imaged)
Bullet  5. CH Cygni - Symbiotic (Z And type) variable star  
Bullet  6. Abell 71 - Planetary Nebula (not yet imaged)
Bullet  7. SS Cygni - Variable Star (UGSS )
Bullet  8. NGC 7008 - Planetary Nebula

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1.  Veil Nebula 

Caldwell 33 (NGC 6992 - Supernova Remnant, "Veil Nebula, East" )

Caldwell 33 / NGC 6992 (Cygnus)
 Image Image
CCD Image Mosaic (3x6 frames)
60s exposure, C Filter
2005-09-03  01:18 h UT (#93170-87) 
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
(Full Size)
CCD Image Mosaic (3x6 frames)
Negative
(details as left)

Caldwell 34 (NGC 6960 - Supernova Remnant, "Veil Nebula, West" )

Caldwell 34 / NGC 6960 (Cygnus)
bright star is 52 Cygni (SAO 70467, Mag +4.2)
 Image Image
CCD Image Mosaic (2x6 frames)
60s exposure, C Filter
2005-09-03  01:54 h UT (#93200-11)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
(Full Size
CCD Image Mosaic (2x6 frames)
Negative
(details as left)

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2.   Campbell's Hydrogen Star  (PLN 64+ 5.1)

PLN 64+ 5.1/ Campbell's Hydrogen Star (Cygnus)
PLN 64+ 5.1 is the bright object in the centre of the image

Image
CCD Image (cropped)
3 x 20s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-08-30 23:39hUT (#426218-20)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

PLN 64+ 5.1/ Campbell's Hydrogen Star - spectra
Spectra (bottom) shows that PLN 64+ 5.1 doesn't appear to be normal 
planetary nebula (if it is one at all). 
Instead the spectra looks like that of a Be star

Image
CCD Image (cropped, rotated)
0s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, S Filter 
2010-08-30 23:41hUT (#426222)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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3.  NGC 6888 - Bright Nebula ("Crescent Nebula", Caldwell 27)

NGC 6888 / Caldwell 27 / (Cygnus)
Image 
CCD Image
60s exposure, C Filter
2005-09-03  02:07 h UT (#93213-15)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
(Full Size)
  
NGC 6888 / Caldwell 27 - detail  
Image
CCD Image (linear scale, 35% size)
3 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2010-08-20 22:07 hUT (#423073-75)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
[Full Size]

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4.  Delta Cygni - Double Star

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5.  CH Cygni - Symbiotic (Z And type) variable star 

CH Cyg (Cygnus)

Image
CCD Image (50% size)
3 x 5s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2012-11-01 22:39 hUT (#519211-19)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

  

Image
Approximate Colour CCD Image (50% size)
3x3 binning, BVR Filters
2012-11-01 22:39 hUT (#519211-19)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

  

CH Cyg - spectra & profile

Image

Image
CCD Image ( cropped)
5s exposure, 1x1 binning, S Filter (Star Analyser 100)
2012-11-02 19:35 hUT (#520379)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

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6.  Abell 71 - Planetary Nebula

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7.   SS Cygni - Variable Star (UGSS )

SS Cyg (Cygnus)

Image
Annotated CCD Image
20s exposure, 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2006-05-24 23:48 hUT (#127066)
  

SS Cyg - Reference Stars

Image 
  
SS Cyg variation 
Image 
 
Image
 
Image 
 

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8.  NGC 7008 - Planetary Nebula

NGC 7008 / H I 192  (Cygnus)

Image

CCD Image
2 min exposure, 2x2 binning , C Filter
2006-09-04 22:03 h UT (#138063)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

 

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