Alpha Zhang

Entrant Statement: The Cygnus Loop unfurls armored banners, scarlet and azure threads weaving stormlight; a reaper’s visage emerges when inverted, beauty and dread entwined in starlight forever.

Location: Chile, DeepSkyChile

Equipment: Moravian G4-16000, Takahashi FSQ106EDX III, Astrodon LRGB Gen2 HaSIIOIII 5nm, TAK 0.72x Reducer 645RD

Exposure: Lum: 300s×120 R: 300s×47 G: 300s×48 B: 300s×38 Ha: 900s×202, 1800s×2 SII: 900s×105, 1800s×2 OIII: 900s×96, 1800s×4

Total Integration Time: Lum 10h; R 3h55m; G 4h; B 3h10m; Ha 51h30m; SII 27h15m; OIII 26h Total ≈ 125h50m