NGC 6914 (vdB 131 & 132)

Posted by BobFranke
on Thursday, October 30, 2014

This remarkably beautiful nebula complex is located at the heart of the constellation Cygnus and at a distance of 6000 light years. The two blue reflection nebulae, at the top, are cataloged as the vdB 132. Below, and to the right, is the reflection nebula vdB 131. Together, with the surrounding emission nebula, they are cataloged as NGC 6914. The image also contains several cataloged bright and dark nebulae, and a few relatively rare yellow reflection nebulae.

Telescope: 12.5" RCOS Ritchey-Chrétien
Mount: Paramount Me
Camera: SBIG STL-11000M
Filters: AstroDon LRGB & Ha
26.5 hrs total exposure

For more info see URL...
http://bf-astro.com/ngc6914rcos/ngc6914.htm

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