vdB 131, vdB 132

vdB 131 and vdB 132 are neighboring blue reflection nebulae embedded in the NGC 6914 complex in Cygnus, roughly 5,500-6,000 light-years away; the field reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in the last week of July under dark, transparent summer skies.

Astrophoto: NGC 6914 – 08/23

Reflection nebula embedded in HII. The newly processed data from my first astrophoto taken with my Baader 95/580 CaF2 Travel Companion APO in 2023.

Astrophoto: NGC 6914 – 07/21

The available data are not the best. Nevertheless, the step to use a flattener was very important for me.

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