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The Propeller Nebula in Cygnus

This nebula, designated DWB 111, is more commonly known as the Propeller Nebula. It is actually only a small part of a much larger emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. It is also very faint. 

Telescope: Celestron Compustar C14.

Exposures: HaLRGB=570:130:130:130=16 hours total exposure with Adaptive Optics @4.5 Hz at f/8.

This image was published in the October, 2017 issue of Astronomy Magazine. 

 

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