IC 1318

Gamma Cygni Region, Cygnus

June 2007. Cave Creek Canyon Observatory, Arizona Sky Village

The Sadr Region (also known as IC 1318 or the Gamma Cygni Nebula) is the diffuse emission nebula surrounding Sadr (γ Cygni) at the center of Cygnus’s cross. The Sadr Region is one of the surrounding nebulous regions; others include the Butterfly Nebula and the Crescent Nebula. It contains many dark nebulae in addition to the emission diffuse nebulae. Sadr itself has approximately a magnitude of 2.2. The nebulous regions around the region are also fairly bright.

Telescope: Astro Physics 155EDF f7
Mount: Astro Physics 1200GTO
Camera: SBIG STL-11000M
Guider: SBIG STL-Remote OAG

Ha: 18×20 mins = 360 mins

Total Imaging Time: 6h 00m

Data Imaged remotely over 2 nights during June 2007.
Data acquisition & Processing by David Churchill.