The Cygnus loop

The Cygnus loop mosaic. This mosaic is a composition of two images stitched together using Paint Shop Pro.The eastern section (NGC 6992) has been included. Ten minute sub frames were used with matching dark frames, making total exposure times of 60 minutes using an Olll filter, 60 minutes using a H-alpha filter and ten minutes using each colour filter. An 80mm refractor was used with PHD auto guiding, with an Atik 383L mono CCD camera.

The Cygnus Loop

Labelled image