NGC 6820

SHO or HOO, which do you prefer?

NGC 6820 is a small reflection nebula near the open cluster NGC 6823 in Vulpecula. The reflection nebula and cluster are embedded in a large faint emission nebula called Sh 2-86. The whole area of nebulosity is often referred to as NGC 6820. Open star cluster NGC 6823 is about 50 light-years across and lies about 6,000 light-years away. The center of the cluster formed about two million years ago and is dominated in brightness by a host of bright young blue stars.

Integration time: 26hrs of 600s subs for Ha, Oiii and Sii and 60s subs for R,G and B from my Bortle 4/5 Backyard

Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120 ED APO

Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI 294MM Pro

Guiding: Starfield 50mm guide scope with ZWO ASI290MM guide camera

Filter: Optolong SHORGB filters

Mount: Skywatcher EQ6R-Pro

Calibration: Flats and flat darks

Hardware Control: ASIAIR Pro, Pegasus Power Box, ZWO EAF and EFW

Processing: The selected images were pre-processed and processed using Pixinsight.

As always constructive criticism is welcome and appreciated. I am always looking for ways to improve my image capture and processing skills. Thanks for looking.