The Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society caught this remarkable shot of NGC 6914 in Cygnus with their SVX152T. This reflection nebula rests roughly 6,000 light-years away from Earth. It contains hydrogen which is ionized by ultraviolet radiation from stars in the Cygnus OB2 association. This phenomenon is what produces this nebula's characteristic red glow, as protons and electrons recombine.

According to SVAS: “Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society captured NGC 6914 in July as our monthly project. The club's Stellarvue SVX152T was used from the Henry Grieb Observatory at Blue Canyon airport for 3 nights to produce the image.”

Other Designations: LBN 274, LBN 280.

Details:

106x120" R

104x120" G

102x120" B

109x120" L

Total integration time: 14 hours, 02 minutes

Location: Blue Canyon

Telescope: Stellarvue SVX152T

Flattener: 1x Flattener, 1200mm focal length

Camera: QHY600M

Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 290mm

Filters: Chroma RGB, 3nm H,O

Mount: iOptron CEM120

Computer: Mele Quieter 2q

Focuser: Pegasus Focus Cube v2

Camera Rotator: WandererAstro Mini

References:

Wikipedia contributors. (2024, January 18). NGC 6914. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6914

NGC 6914 - Astrophotography by galacticsights. (n.d.). https://galacticsights.ch/ngc6914.html