Cygnus Loop

My best photo (mosaic) of the AndromedaCygnus galaxyLoop - Full resolution picture available on Telescopius
Details:
- Date: 22/28/Aug/20222024
- Exposures: 80x1min202x2min Lights, 10x1min20x2min Darks
- ISO: 1600800
Equipment:
- Camera: Canon 6D
- Telescope: Svbony Apochromatic 80/448 mm SV503 80ED Doublet (0.8x reducer/flattener)
- Mount: EQ5 modified with Onstep

Description

The AndromedaCygnus GalaxyLoop (radio source W78, or Sharpless 103) is a barredlarge spiralsupernova galaxy and is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. It was originally named the Andromeda Nebula and is cataloged as Messier 31, M31, and NGC 224. Andromeda has a D25 isophotal diameter of about 46.56 kiloparsecsremnant (152,000 light-years) and is approximately 765 kpc (2.5 million light-years) from Earth. The galaxy's name stems from the area of Earth's skySNR) in which it appears, the constellation Cygnus, an emission nebula measuring nearly 3° across. Some arcs of Andromeda, which itself is named after the princessloop, whoknown wascollectively as the wifeVeil ofNebula Perseusor Cirrus Nebula, emit in Greekthe mythology.visible electromagnetic range. Radio, infrared, and X-ray images reveal the complete loop.

Find more information about the AndromedaCygnus GalaxyLoop on Wikipedia

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Personal Stats

First observation

📆	19/28/08/2022
📍	Santa Cruz,Canadelo, Portugal

Imaging sessions

Date	Bortle Class	Total Exposure Time
22/28/8/20222024	Class 4	2h6h44min (60x2min)
22/8/2023	Class 4	1h20min (180x1min)202x2min)

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Photographs

My best photo (mosaic) of the AndromedaCygnus galaxyLoop - Full resolution picture available on Telescopius 
Details:
- Date: 22/28/Aug/20222024
- Exposures: 80x1min202x2min Lights, 10x1min20x2min Darks
- ISO: 1600800
Equipment:
- Camera: Canon 6D
- Telescope: Svbony Apochromatic 80/448 mm SV503 80ED Doublet (0.8x reducer/flattener)
- Mount: EQ5 modified with Onstep