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Photographer:

Steve Pastor

Location of Photo:

Mayhill, NM

Date/Time of photo:

4, 5, 21, 25, 29, ant 30 Oct 2016

Equipment:

12.5 inch at f/9 RCOS astrograph with a SBIG STF8300c CCD camera on a Paramount ME

Description:

The open cluster NGC 6910 is found in the nebulous emission complex IC 1318, which is located in the constellation Cygnus. As NGC 6910 is near the galactic plane, there is a significant amount of interstellar dust in the area. Indeed, the blue spectroscopic star HIP 100548 (aka SAO 49563) is rendered yellowish white due to the light scattering by the interstellar dust. Estimated distance of the star cluster and nebula is 2,000 to 5,000 light years. Total of 14 hr 20 min exposure.

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