SVX152T - IC 1275

The Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society captured this superb shot of the Chinese Dragon Nebula (IC 1275) in Sagittarius with their SVX152T. This emission/reflection nebula rests approximately 5,000 light-years away from Earth and spans about 15 light-years across. Hot young stars within this region emit intense ultraviolet light, exciting hydrogen gas, giving this object its red glow.

According to SVAS: “The Chinese Dragon Nebula (cataloged as NGC 6559) is a star forming region near the Lagoon Nebula in the constellation Sagittarius. Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society's Stellarvue SVX152T captured the following image over the course of 3 nights this June.

Other Designations: IC 1275, NGC 6559, ESO 521-40, LBN 28, LBN 007.03-02.26

Details:

Telescope: SVX152T

Focuser: Pegasus Focus Cube V2

Field Flattener: SFFX3 Stellarvue Field Flattener

Camera: QHY600M

Filter Wheel: QHY CFW3L

Guide Scope and Camera: SVBony SV106 60mm and ZWO ASI290m guide camera

Mount: iOptron Cem120

Filters: Chroma 50mm LRGB

• 71x180" B
• 76x180" G
• 81x180" L
• 79x180" R
  

Total Exposure Time: 15 hours and 21 minutes.

Software: Pixinsight

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References:

Wikipedia contributors. (2026, March 11). NGC 6559. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6559

Admin. (2026, February 28). Chinese dragon Nebula (NGC 6559): a dragon of gas and light. Constellation Guide. https://www.constellation-guide.com/chinese-dragon-nebula-ngc-6559/

SVAS - Sacramento Astronomy. (n.d.). https://www.svas.org/

An image of SVAS's SVX152T, rigged up under the night sky.