The Cygnus Wall

[crimbfighter]

The Cygnus Wall within the North American Nebula (NGC 7000)! This is a well known, very bright area within the North American Nebula that has some dramatic gas formations. I wanted to see how this one came out in an HOO color palette. I rather like it! Aside from being visually pleasing in this color palette, it also tells us some important information. The filter I used only allows light through that is in wave lengths associated with hydrogen and oxygen. This means the colors in the image are associated with those specific gasses. The golden color is the hydrogen gas and the blue color is oxygen. SCIENCE!

-Celestron AVX mount
-Astro-Tech AT 130EDT f/7 w/0.8x reducer (728mm @ f/5.6)
-ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
-Optolong L-Extreme dual narrow band filter
-Orion Starshoot Autoguider
-Orion 60mm guide scope
-Pegasus Astro Mini Powerbox
-MeLE Quieter3Q mini PC running Windows

-Sequence Generator Pro
-PHD2
-25 subs x 180 sec, gain 100
-75 min total integrated exposure

-Processed in PixInsight and Photoshop

Equipment used

 

[wobe]

Many thanks for your explanation on the colours, not just a pretty picture then !
As usual, quite stunning - I would not believe you could get these kinds of pictures from the ground at home.

 

[Jeff15]

Another amazing shot, ...

 

[jeffashman]

A wonderful image!

 

[K9Kirk]

Very nice shot! It reminds me of the song by RUSH, "Cygnus X-1."
Black holes are fascinating.

 

[slat]

Great image.