The Cygnus Loop is an amazing nebulae complex located in the Cygnus constellation. It’s composed by several bright emission nebulae such as NGC 6960 and NGC6992, and also by some other faint nebulae.
This nebula is a supernova remnant which exploded some 10,000 to 20,000 years ago.
The image is the first light of my new portable setup composed by:
Askar FRA 300 Pro
ASI2600MM + LRGB SHO ZWO filters
ZWO AM5 mount, EAF, EFW 7 pos., ASI AIR Plus
The high performance of this super light setup just amazed me. The image I got is the shortest monochrome image I’ve ever taken. Despite the noticeable noise that I already expected, I was able to capture several faint details with less than 20 minute exposure in each narrow band filter (Halpha and Oxygen).
Disclaimer: this is not a promoted post, even though I got all the new materials from Askar and ZWO at a good price in order to study its performance.
I’ll share a full review on Youtube thanks to Astrotivissa (Marc). Stay tuned on social networks @astrocatinfo
Thanks for your time on this website.
Image Details
FRA300:
RGB: (10,6,10) x 60″ (26′)
Ha: 4 x 300″ (20′)
[OIII]: 4×300″ (20′)
Calibrated with darks
Total exposure: 1h 06′
Moon at 1%
Image resolution: 2.59”/pixel
FOV (full image): 4º48′ x 3º (original FOV)
Equipment
FRA300 + ASI2600MM + LRGB ZWO filters + ZWO EFW 7 pos + ZWO EAF
ZWO AM5 mount
ASI AIR Plus
Guiding with ASI120MM and ZWO Mini Guide Scope
Software
ASI Air software, APP, PIX, TPZ, PS.
Aleix Roig, August 2022
Prades (Tarragona, Catalonia – Spain).