Constellation tour in Summer
Aquila (The Eagle)


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Date & Time: Jun 19 2020, from 26:05 to 26:18 JST(+0900)
Composed 5 shots with 3 minutes exposed
Optical: TAMRON 17-35mm Di OSD (f=35mm, stop: F4.0)
with Kenko PRO Softon[A] filter
Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI JP Equatorial
Digital Camera: Canon EOS 6D (Remodeled)
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...JPG-FINE (5472×3648)
Sensitivity...ISO1600




Astroarts StellaNavigator
The Aquila, The Eagle, is a constellation at the East Side of Milky Way. You can see the picture that the constellation adjoins the Milky Way, but Aquila has almost no attractive nebulae nor star clusters.
Alpha Aquilae, Altair has a mean of "The Flying Eagle", it's in contrast to Vega, the falling eagle. The star is another main character in the Chinese legend of "Tanabata" with Vega.
This image has been cropped with an equivalent focal length of 50mm.



Guide for Deep Sky Objects

NGC6772 .....An oval planetary nebula 3 deg. NE of lambda Aql.
NGC6781 .....A round planetary nebula 3.6 deg. NW of delta Aql.
Sh2-66, 67, 69 .....Three small diffused nebulae near border to Serpens (Cauda) & Scutum
Sh2-71 .....Reddish elliptical planetary nebula in western region
Sh2-72 .....Medium-scaled emission nebula in western region
Sh2-74 .....Compact Hα nebula at 4.8deg. NW of δAql and dark lanes
Sh2-75, 76 .....Two dimmed Hα nebulae at the border to Serpens
Sh2-78 .....Hα emitting planetary nebula at 0.5deg. NW of ζ Aql
B142, B143 .....Dark Nebula 3 degree NW of Altair
Abell 53 .....30"-diameter reddish ring-shaped planetary nebula at 5.7deg. NW of δAql




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