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DWB 111



 

Object:

DWB 111: Propeller Nebula in Cygnus

RA: 20 hrs 16 min; Dec +43 deg 39 min

Date & Site:
Equipment:

Telescope: AT8RC (1625mm fl f/8)

Mount: Losmandy G-11 with Gemini
Camera: ST-10XME; CFW10 with Astrodon Ha, (3nm) and RGB Gen II filters;

Autoguiding: Hutech OAG-5 and SBIG guide camera


Notes:

Exposures and filters: 90 minutes of Ha, 20 minutes each of RGB for total of 2.5 hrs.

FOV = 32 x 21 arc minutes

The Propeller Nebula is catalog # 111 of the DWB catalog that was developed by H. R. Dickel, H. Wendker and J. H. Bieritz.  It catalogs 193 distinct hydrogen emission objects in and around the “Cygnus X” region of the sky. The distance to DWB 111 has not been established.

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