Cygnus Loop
My best photo (mosaic) of the Cygnus Loop - Full resolution picture available on Telescopius
Details:
- Date: 28/Aug/2024
- Exposures: 202x2min Lights, 20x2min Darks
- ISO: 800
Equipment:
- Camera: Canon 6D
- Telescope: Svbony Apochromatic 80/448 mm SV503 80ED Doublet (0.8x reducer/flattener)
- Mount: EQ5 modified with Onstep
Description
The Cygnus Loop (radio source W78, or Sharpless 103) is a large supernova remnant (SNR) in the constellation Cygnus, an emission nebula measuring nearly 3° across. Some arcs of the loop, known collectively as the Veil Nebula or Cirrus Nebula, emit in the visible electromagnetic range. Radio, infrared, and X-ray images reveal the complete loop.
Find more information about the Cygnus Loop on Wikipedia
Personal Stats
First observation
📆 | 28/08/2022 |
📍 | Canadelo, Portugal |
Imaging sessions
Date | Bortle Class | Total Exposure Time |
28/8/2024 | Class 3 | 6h44min (202x2min) |
6/9/2025 | Class 5 | 50min (10x5min) |
19/8/2026 | Class 5 |
Captured media
Photographs
My best photo (mosaic) of the Cygnus Loop - Full resolution picture available on Telescopius
Details:
- Date: 28/Aug/2024
- Exposures: 202x2min Lights, 20x2min Darks
- ISO: 800
Equipment:
- Camera: Canon 6D
- Telescope: Svbony Apochromatic 80/448 mm SV503 80ED Doublet (0.8x reducer/flattener)
- Mount: EQ5 modified with Onstep
Full resolution picture available on Telescopius
Details:
- Date: 6/Sep/2025
- Exposures: 10x5min Lights, 3x5min Darks, 15x5s Flats, 15x5s Dark Flats
- Gain: 126
- Sensor Temperature: -10ºC
- Guiding: Yes
Equipment:
- Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro
- Filters: SVBONY SV260 Light pollution filter
- Telescope: Orion Newtonian 8"/790 mm N 203/790 (0.95x reducer/flattener)
- Mount: EQ6 modified with Onstep
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Full resolution picture available on Telescopius
Details:
- Date: 19/Aug/2026
- Exposures: 12x4min Lights, 5x4min Darks, 10x5s Flats, 10x5s Dark Flats
- Gain: 126
- Sensor Temperature: 5ºC
- Guiding: Yes
Equipment:
- Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro
- Filters: SVBONY SV260 Light pollution filter
- Telescope: Orion Newtonian 8"/790 mm N 203/790 (0.95x reducer/flattener)
- Mount: EQ6 modified with Onstep
Full resolution picture available on Telescopius
Details:
- Date: 19/Aug/2026
- Exposures: 12x4min Lights, 5x4min Darks, 10x5s Flats, 10x5s Dark Flats
- Gain: 126
- Sensor Temperature: 5ºC
- Guiding: Yes
Equipment:
- Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro
- Filters: SVBONY SV260 Light pollution filter
- Telescope: Orion Newtonian 8"/790 mm N 203/790 (0.95x reducer/flattener)
- Mount: EQ6 modified with Onstep