Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  HD202125
Kronberger 24 (Kn 24) HOO With RGB Stars, Bob Rucker
Kronberger 24 (Kn 24) HOO With RGB Stars, Bob Rucker

Kronberger 24 (Kn 24) HOO With RGB Stars

Kronberger 24 (Kn 24) HOO With RGB Stars, Bob Rucker
Kronberger 24 (Kn 24) HOO With RGB Stars, Bob Rucker

Kronberger 24 (Kn 24) HOO With RGB Stars

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Planetary nebula are a favorite of mine for imaging. Astrobin is a great way to learn about new targets and when I saw @Sven Eklund’s image of Kn 24, I decided to give it a whirl since his image (link attached) is so striking.

https://www.astrobin.com/s0wbkc/

As I learned more about this target, I knew it was going to be a challenge as it is so rarely imaged (I believe mine makes the 6th image posted to Astrobin). Sven’s image includes some nice background Ha nebulosity which mostly eluded me. That wasn’t surprising as my EdgeHD 8 doesn’t collect nearly as much light as his EdgeHD 14 with Hyperstar.

I decided to use a combination of 1000 second  exposures with long integration times to compensate for the shortfall in aperture and focal ratio. All in all, I was pleasantly surprised at how well the EdgeHD 8 did on the primary target.

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Kronberger 24 (Kn 24) HOO With RGB Stars, Bob Rucker