<![CDATA[ScienceDownEast - ScienceDownEast Astrophotography - IC 1318 Gamma Cygni Nebula (Latest images)]]> https://www.sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:30:02 -0300 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:30:02 -0300 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Zenphoto RSS Generator <![CDATA[IC 1318 (Gamma Cygni Nebula) (IC 1318 Gamma Cygni Nebula)]]> https://www.sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=Nebulae/Gamma-Cygni-Nebula&image=masterLight_BIN-1_2160x3840_EXPOSURE-30%2B60s_FILTER-LP_RGB_drizzle_2x_MAS.jpg IC 1318 (Gamma Cygni Nebula)Click on the image to view it at full resolution, then click again for actual size.

IC 1318, commonly called the Gamma Cygni Nebula or the Sadr Region, is a large emission (HII) nebula in Cygnus surrounding the bright star Sadr (Gamma Cygni) as seen in projection, though the two are not physically associated: Sadr itself lies roughly 1,800 light-years away, while the nebula is much farther, at around 4,900 light-years. The nebula is ionized by a hot, heavily obscured O-type star and spans over 100 light-years, laced throughout with dark dust lanes and nebulae that give it a mottled, textured appearance. It sits in a particularly rich part of the Cygnus Milky Way, near other notable emission nebulae including the Butterfly Nebula and the Crescent Nebula. Hα, O III, and S II narrowband filters all work well here, revealing intricate structure that is largely invisible in broadband images.

[Source: Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_1318]

Moon PhaseWaning Gibbous
CameraSeestar S30 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor)
Optics160 mm focal length, f/5.3, 30 mm aperture (APO quadruplet)
FilterLP
Date2026-06-04
PixInsight Processing
Fast Integration
Drizzle Integration
BlurXTerminator (AI deconvolution)
Gradient Correction
Spectrophotometric Color Calibration
NoiseXTerminator (AI denoise)
Multiscale Adaptive Stretch
Multiscale Linear Transform

Date: July 28, 2026 ]]> https://www.sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=Nebulae/Gamma-Cygni-Nebula&image=masterLight_BIN-1_2160x3840_EXPOSURE-30%2B60s_FILTER-LP_RGB_drizzle_2x_MAS.jpg Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0300 <![CDATA[IC 1318 Gamma Cygni Nebula (IC 1318 Gamma Cygni Nebula)]]> https://www.sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=Nebulae/Gamma-Cygni-Nebula&image=masterLight_BIN_1_8256x5504_EXPOSURE_1200_00s_FILTER_LPR_combined_RGB_autocrop_RGB_combination_DBE_STF_SCNR.jpg IC 1318 Gamma Cygni NebulaA portion of the Gamma Cygni Nebula IC 1318. We are looking deep into the Orion Arm of our Galaxy in this direction and the nebula is more than 3000 light years from us.

A total of 4 hours exposure.
Exposure12 x 1200 sec
ISO3200
CameraNikon Z7 [8856 x 5504]
OpticsSkywatcher Esprit 120mm Refractor
FilterRadian Triad Ultra Quad-Band Narrowband Filter
GuidingPhd2 using a ZWO 224MC on an Astromedia 60x400mm Guide scope
ControllerImages taken using Kstars on an Mele Quieter 3C
LocationLower Sackville, Nova Scotia.
Date2023-10-19
PixInsight Processing
WeightedBatchPreprocessing Script
Dynamic Background Extractor
BlurXTerminator
NoiseXTerminator
HistogramTransform
CurvesTransformation
SCNR

Date: March 26, 2025 ]]> https://www.sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=Nebulae/Gamma-Cygni-Nebula&image=masterLight_BIN_1_8256x5504_EXPOSURE_1200_00s_FILTER_LPR_combined_RGB_autocrop_RGB_combination_DBE_STF_SCNR.jpg Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:50:04 -0300 <![CDATA[IC 1318 Gamma Cygni Nebula (IC 1318 Gamma Cygni Nebula)]]> https://www.sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=Nebulae/Gamma-Cygni-Nebula&image=IC_1318-Gamma-Cygni-Nebula.jpg IC 1318 Gamma Cygni NebulaA portion of the Gamma Cygni Nebula IC 1318 shown here below Gamma Cygni - the bright star at the top. Gamma Cygni is located half way between us and the nebula. We are looking deep into the Orion Arm of our Galaxy in this direction and the nebula is more than 3000 light years from us.

A total of 7.75 hours exposure.
Exposure31@900 sec
ISO3200
CameraNikon Z7 [8856 x 5504]
OpticsSkywatcher Esprit 120mm Refractor
FilterRadian Triad Ultra Quad-Band Narrowband Filter
GuidingPhd2 using a ZWO 224MC on an Orion 60x240mm Guide scope
ControllerImages taken using Kstars on an Odroid-N2 (Raspberry Pi clone)
LocationLower Sackville, Nova Scotia.
Date2021-03-24
PixInsight Processing
WeightedBatchPreprocessing Script
Dynamic Crop
Automatic Background Extractor
MultiscaleLinearTransform
HistogramTransform
CurvesTransformation
LocalHistogramEquilization
Further tweaking for colour in Lightroom

Date: March 26, 2025 ]]> https://www.sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=Nebulae/Gamma-Cygni-Nebula&image=IC_1318-Gamma-Cygni-Nebula.jpg Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:50:04 -0300