vdB 136 and LBN 312


vdB 136

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Location / Date

Zellerndorf, July + August 2015

Telescope / Mount / Guiding

ASA 10" Astrograph, ASA 3" Wynne Corrector
ASA DDM60, no Guiding

Camera / Exposure

FLI ML8300, FLI CFW-2-7 Filter Wheel with Astrodon filters
L 22x10min, R 12x10min, G 12x10min, B 14x10min
Hα 13x20min

Total exposure time: 14h 20min

Processing

Theli, Fitswork, PixInsight, Photoshop

Notes

vdB 136 is a yellow/orange reflection nebula in the constellation of Cygnus. The nebula is illuminated by the star HD 196819, a red giant of spectral class K2.5IIb.

This area is also full of bright HII Emission Nebulae (LBN 312) and Dark Nebulae.

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