Crescent and Soap Bubble Nebulae (HOO + Broadband Stars)

by Deepak Pati

Objects in field: Crescent Nebula, NGC 6888, 34 Cyg), Permanent nova (P Cyg, The star Revenant of the Swan

Equipment: SVBony SV550 80mm Triplet APO, ZWO ASI294MC Pro

Integration: 19h 30m

The Crescent Nebula might be one of those targets almost every astrophotographer tries to capture. It is especially popular among beginners because of its decent brightness, interesting shape, and the surrounding H-alpha nebulosity. I have seen many images of this region, but I wanted to try a slightly different approach. I had three things in mind when planning this composition. First, the…