Object Information:

 

NGC 6919 is an open cluster located in the constellation of Cygnus.   This beautiful star cluster was first reported and its discovery is attributed to Caroline Herschel in 1784.

  Imaged at: 

 

Hole-in-the-Wall Campground, Mojave National Preserve, California;

  Equipment:  

 

Optics - RC Optical Systems 10" Ritchey-Chrétien optical tube at f/9,
Mount - Astro Physics 1200 GTO,
Camera - Santa Barbara Instrument Group (SBIG) ST-10XME NABG CCD,
Filter - SBIG CFW-8

  Exposure Information:

 

May 25, 2006
An RGB images consisting of 10 minutes for each color channel. 

  Camera Control Software:

 

CCD Soft Ver. 5

  Image Processing Software:

 

Image calibration - MIRA AP 7; Final processing - Photoshop CS