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IC IC 1318

Butterfly Nebula (Cygnus)

Emission Nebula
Cygnus
Beginner

Large complex around Sadr.

Angular size
240′ × 180′
Magnitude
—
Best months
Jul-Oct
Constellation
Cygnus
Catalog IDs
IC 1318
Common aliases
Gamma Cygni Nebula
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Recommended telescopes

ZWO
ZWO Seestar S30
150mm f/5.0 · 30mm aperture
Frames 45% of APS-C FOV
DwarfLab
DwarfLab Dwarf 3
150mm f/4.3 · 35mm aperture
Frames 45% of APS-C FOV
Vaonis
Vaonis Vespera
200mm f/4.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 59% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
William Optics RedCat 51
250mm f/4.9 · 51mm aperture
Frames 74% of APS-C FOV
Vaonis
Vaonis Vespera Pro
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 74% of APS-C FOV
ZWO
ZWO Seestar S50
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 74% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

ZWO Seestar S30 + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 4.32° × 4.32°
Scale 5.17″/px
Target fills 93% of frame
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DwarfLab Dwarf 3 + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 4.32° × 4.32°
Scale 5.17″/px
Target fills 93% of frame
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Vaonis Vespera + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 3.24° × 3.24°
Scale 3.88″/px
Target fills 123% of frame
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