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Object Name
 Gamma Cygni Nebula complex including Crescent Nebula NGC6888 in upper left corner
Object Data
 Constellation: Cygnus; Angular Size = 224.4 x 167.4 arcmins; Distance approx. 6 kly
Date/Time/Site
 September 15, 2009 / 0202 UTC / Fort George Observatory
Scope/Mount
 Super-Takumar 35 mm camera lens; 135 mm fl @ f5.6 / 900 GTO
Guide Scope
 SBIG E-finder 100 mm f4
Guider
 SBIG STV dlx; 2 sec exposure using 7 frame average; gain RA/DEC = 1.0/0.5
Camera
 SXV-H9 binned 1 x 1; Image Scale = 9.67 arcsecs/pixel; FOV = 3.74 x 2.79 degrees
Exposure Data
 900 seconds x 20; 5 hours total exposure
Filter System
 Astronomiks 13 nm FWHM h-alpha
Camera Control
 MaxIm DL v5
Image Processing
 MaxIm DL v5

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Object Name
 Gamma Cygni Nebula complex
Object Data
 Constellation: Cygnu; Angular Size = ? arcmins; Distance approx. 6 kly
Date/Time/Site
 September 16, 2009 / 0154 UTC / Fort George Observatory
Scope/Mount
 Super-Takumar 35 mm camera lens; 55 mm fl @ f7.0 / 900 GTO
Guide Scope
 SBIG E-finder 100 mm f4
Guider
 SBIG STV dlx; 2 sec exposure using 7 frame average; gain RA/DEC = 1.0/0.5
Camera
 SXV-H9 binned 1 x 1; Image Scale = 23.67 arcsecs/pixel; FOV = 9.14 x 6.83 degrees
Exposure Data
 900 seconds x 16; 4 hours total exposure
Filter System
 Astronomiks 13 nm FWHM h-alpha
Camera Control
 MaxIm DL v5
Image Processing
 MaxIm DL v5

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Object Name
 North American Nebula NGC7000 (left) and Pelican Nebula IC5070 & IC5067 (right)
Object Data
 Constellation: Cygnu; Angular Size = 120 x 100 & 50 x 60 arcmins; Distance approx. 2.2 & 1.8 kly
Date/Time/Site
 September 17, 2009 / 0252 UTC / Fort George Observatory
Scope/Mount
 Super-Takumar 35 mm camera lens; 135 mm fl @ f5.6 / 900 GTO
Guide Scope
 SBIG E-finder 100 mm f4
Guider
 SBIG STV dlx; 2 sec exposure using 7 frame average; gain RA/DEC = 1.0/0.5
Camera
 SXV-H9 binned 1 x 1; Image Scale = 9.67 arcsecs/pixel; FOV = 3.74 x 2.79 degrees
Exposure Data
 900 seconds x 16; 4 hours total exposure
Filter System
 Astronomiks 13 nm FWHM h-alpha
Camera Control
 MaxIm DL v5
Image Processing
 MaxIm DL v5

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Object Name
 Veil Nebula complex NGC6974, NGC6960, NGC6992/95
Object Data
 Constellation: Cygnus; Angular Size = 3 degrees; Distance approx. 2 kly
Date/Time/Site
 September 18, 2009 / 0159 UTC / Fort George Observatory
Scope/Mount
 Super-Takumar 35 mm camera lens; 135 mm fl @ f5.6 / 900 GTO
Guide Scope
 SBIG E-finder 100 mm f4
Guider
 SBIG STV dlx; 2 sec exposure using 7 frame average; gain RA/DEC = 1.0/0.5
Camera
 SXV-H9 binned 1 x 1; Image Scale = 9.67 arcsecs/pixel; FOV = 3.74 x 2.79 degrees
Exposure Data
 900 seconds x 16; 4 hours total exposure
Filter System
 Astronomiks 13 nm FWHM h-alpha
Camera Control
 MaxIm DL v5
Image Processing
 MaxIm DL v5

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