Lynds Dark Nebula LDN888

This photo is a two part mosaic of a small section of Sharpless SH2-108 in the constellation Cygnus. The bright central star in the bottom of the picture is Sadr.

Optics: Takahashi FSQ-106
Mount: Astro-Physics AP900GTO
Camera: SBIG ST2K XM
Filters Astrodon S2, Ha & O3
Dates: May19 through June 19, 2009
Location: Roswell, Georgia

Exposure Details
Ha = 720 Minutes

The cropped portion above is a scaled view of LDN888.

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Optics: Takahashi FSQ-106
Mount: Astro-Physics AP900GTO
Camera: SBIG ST2K XM
Filters Astrodon S2, Ha & O3
Dates: April 9 through June 2, 2009
Location: Deerlick Astronomy Village and Roswell, Georgia

Exposure Details
S2 = 465 Minutes
Ha = 195 Minutes
O3 = 345 Minutes