Another backyard astrophotography image.
Here's from my FB post... to lazy to type a bunch here.
Note... the stars don't show up well unless you view the large version.
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IC 1318 Gamma Cygni
This nebula is often called the Butterfly Nebula though I think the nebula NGC 6302 looks far more like a butterfly.
Approximately two hours (25x5 minute exposures) each of Sulfur (Sii), Hydrogen (Ha), and Oxygen (Oiii) emissions were captured with narrow band filters with a monochrome camera. Sii, Ha, and Oiii were processed separately and assigned to Red, Green, and Blue channels. The channels were combined and further processed to achieve a color pallet that enhanced the details of the nebula. Wide band full spectrum photos of IC 1318 are mostly shades of red.
Captured with a Stellarview SV-70t telescope and ZWO ASI1600mmP camera.
