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NGC 6914 Nebula Complex

NGC 6914 is a nebula complex located approximately 6,000 light-years away in the constellation of Cygnus. Ultraviolet radiation from stars in the Cygnus OB2 association ionize the nebula's hydrogen. The two blue reflection nebulae appearing left of center, are cataloged as vdB 132. Further left, and slightly lower, is the reflection nebula vdB 131. There are several other dark and small yellow nebulae visible in this image. This view is only part of the entire nebula complex

LRGB Image, data taken 9 & 10 August 2013 from Lockwood Valley, California

Lum 180 minutes 1x binned, 15 min sub-exposures
RGB 75:75:90 minutes 2x binned, 15 min sub-exposures

Total Exposure Time = 7 hours

Camera: SBIG STL-11000M, Scope: Planewave CDK-17 at f/6.8, Mount: Paramount ME
Guided with SBIG Remote Guide Head and Parks 80mm Refractor full exif

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