IC1318 Butterfly Nebula
IC1318 Butterfly Nebula
The Butterfly Nebula is an emission nebula in Cyngus. In the heart of the nebula lies the star Sadr (not visible in this image)
Distance to earth: 1’500 lightyears
Apparent size: 90 arcminutes (3 x the moon)
Imaging time: 26.6 hours
Equipment:
Mount: SW AZEQ6GT
Telescope: SW Evostar 80ED
Camera: Atik 460EX Mono
Capture information:
Date: June – August 2016
Total exposure time: 26.6 hours
Panels: 2×1
Color combination: SII=Red, HA=Green, OIII=Blue
Image data:
2 x 14 x 1200s HA
2 x 14 x 1200s OIII bin2
2 x 12 x 1200s SII bin2
