NGC 6914, vdB 132 and vdB 131 in Cygnus

RA Center: 20h24m47s.31

DEC Center: +42°26′18″.10

Date: August 04. & 06. 2022

Location: Braunschweig / Germany (52°14’40.2“N - 10°30’20.8“E)

Telescope: Omegon Pro APO AP 104/650 ED Triplet

  • Aperture: 104 mm
  • Focal length: 650 mm

Recording camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro

Exposure time: 7h 10´

Frames:

   Baader UV/IR Cut / Luminance: 190 x 60″ (3h 10′)

   Optolong L-eXtreme 2":  24 x 600″ (14h)

Software: Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight, Skylum Luminar AI


NGC 6914 is the blue reflection nebula at the top, vdB 132 is the middle, and the lower of the three reflection nebulae is vdB 131. They are embedded in large filaments of red glowing hydrogen gas.