IC 1318 (Gamma Cygni Nebula) from France and remote

The nebula IC 1318 is located in the constellation Cygnus.

2018 I received data sets from Deep Sky West from their telescopes in New Mexico for this object. In 2011 I have photographed this region during my holiday in Banon, France.

The DSW data calibration and registration and the final processing was done with PixInsight. The result was as follows:

The images were taken with the following equipment:

• Date: 2018
• Location: Rowe, New Mexico
• Telescope: Astro Physics RH305
• Focal length [mm]: 1159
• Focal ratio: 3.8
• Mount: Paramount ME
• Camera: SBIG STX 16803
• Filter: R:G:B:Hα:[OIII]:[SII]
• Exposure time [min]: 60:60:60:420:420:380
• Resolution: 1.66″/px

The 2011 data calibration and registration was done with DeepSkyStacker and the final processing was done with PixInsight. The result was as follows:

The images were taken with the following equipment:

• Date: 2011
• Location: Banon, France
• Telescope: Canon 300mm lens
• Focal length [mm]: 300
• Focal ratio: 4
• Mount: Vixen GP
• Camera: Canon 300Da
• Filter: OSC
• Exposure time [min]: 345
• Resolution: 5.2″/px