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Area between Crescent Nebula and Sadr
Bernard 344
Object
Type
Constellation Cygnus
Distance 5,000 ly
Magnitude
Angular Size
Size
More Info 
Image
Date 2011-08-27
Place Palomar Mountain, CA
Exposure Data SII:Ha:OIII 60:150:60 mins @ -20C
SII 6x10 (2x2), Ha 10x15 (1x1), OIII 6x10 (bin 2x2) as RGB
Notes Bernard 344 is in the lower right portion of the image
Equipment
Optics Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor
Focal Length 530mm @f/5
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-10XME
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm SII, 3nm Ha, 6nm OIII
Software MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop

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