Last July, under the dark skies of summer, I pointed my telescope toward the heart of Cygnus and captured this ethereal scene. Here, the delicate blue glow of VdB 134, a reflection nebula illuminated by the blue subgiant ω1 Cygni, dances alongside the faint, mysterious ring of PN 86+05.1, a planetary nebula born from the final breath of a dying star.
Reflection nebulae like VdB 134 scatter starlight like cosmic dust in a sunbeam, while planetary nebulae such as PN 86+05.1 mark the grand finale of a star’s life, enriching the universe with elements that will one day form new worlds.
Technical Details:
Ha: 128×300”; Oiii: 247×300”; Red: 183×180”; Green: 193×180”; Blue: 208×180”. Total integration: 60h27
Twinstar FG80 | Noctutec Red Dwarf Mark II 200mm f4 | TS Optics GPU Coma Corrector 1x | QHYCCD 268M | Optolong RGB | Astronomik Ha and Oiii 6 nm | RBFocus Myrrdin 2.3 | RBFocus Camelot 2’’ | RBFocus Excalibur V2
Acquisition: N.I.N.A. | Processing: Pixinsight