Sharpless 2-103 - Cygnus Loop

Mar 2026
Sharpless 2-103
author image @jeremy Redford, MI

2

Cygnus Loop

Lights

Filter NO FILTER
Lights 11575
Single Exposure 20 sec
Total Exposure 2 days 16 hr
Gain 80
Offset 200
Temp (°C) -10.0 °C

Equipment

Camera ZWO Seestar S50
Telescope ZWO Seestar S50
Reducer None
Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S50
Guider None
Mount ZWO Seestar
Tripod ZWO Carbon Fiber Tripod TC40
Filter Wheel None
Eaf ZWO Seestar
Dew Heater ZWO Seestar
Flat Panel ME456 zA4 LED Light Box 9x12 Inch

Nights

Capture Dates Moon Illumination
29 March 2026 Waxing Gibbous (83.08%)

Software

Acquisition

Seestar
Processing

Cosmic Clarity

Graxpert

Seti Astro Suite Pro

Siril

Syqon Prism

Syqon Starless

VeraLux Suite

Sharpless 2-103 - Cygnus Loop

Dec 2025
Sharpless 2-103
author image @jeremy Redford, MI

1

Cygnus Loop - This was a long term image project that consists of panels of NGC 6229, NGC 9669, and the areas between them.

Lights

Filter NO FILTER
Lights 11575
Single Exposure 20 sec
Total Exposure 2 days 16 hr
Gain 80
Offset 200
Temp (°C) -10.0 °C

Equipment

Camera ZWO Seestar S50
Telescope ZWO Seestar S50
Reducer None
Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S50
Guider None
Mount ZWO Seestar
Tripod ZWO Carbon Fiber Tripod TC40
Filter Wheel None
Eaf ZWO Seestar
Dew Heater ZWO Seestar
Flat Panel ME456 zA4 LED Light Box 9x12 Inch

Nights

Capture Dates Moon Illumination
14 December 2025 Waning Crescent (29.5%)

Software

Acquisition

Seestar
Processing

Siril