Autore dello sfondo:
Beatrice Heinze
22 Oct 2026
NGC 6559 The Chinese Dragon Nebula
NGC 6559 is a star-forming regionin the constellation Sagittarius, located about 5000 light-yaers from Earth.
The Chinese Dragon Nebula is less well-known than the nearby Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) and the Trifid Nebula (Messier 20), but it is certainly no less beautiful.
I stacked and processed the LRGB-files in PixInsight. The finishing touch was done in Affinity V3.
While processing it, I tried to strike a balance between the vibrant colors, the dark nebulae, and the golden stars.
Clear Skies!
Dataset da cui è stata elaborata l'immagine
NGC 6559
2 credit
- Tipo di obiettivo............................................................................................................................Reflection Nebula
- Fotocamera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Coordinate dell'obiettivo............................................................................................................................RA 272.4125 Dec -23.86778
- Emisfero............................................................................................................................Southern
- Posizione del telescopio............................................................................................................................Chile
- Evento transitorio............................................................................................................................No
- Osservato il............................................................................................................................14 May 2021 - 18 May 2021
Filtro | Exp. media (s) | Esposizione totale | Sottoframe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 750 | 50m | 4 |
| Red | 450 | 30m | 4 |
| Green | 450 | 30m | 4 |
| Blue | 750 | 50m | 4 |