Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 1311  ·  IC 1318  ·  IC 5068  ·  IC 5070  ·  IC 5076  ·  NGC 6914  ·  NGC 6997  ·  NGC 7000  ·  NGC 7039  ·  North America nebula  ·  Part of the constellation Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Pelican nebula  ·  The star 40Cyg  ·  The star 55Cyg  ·  The star 56Cyg  ·  The star 57Cyg  ·  The star 59Cyg  ·  The star 60Cyg  ·  The star Deneb (αCyg)  ·  The star Sadr (γCyg)  ·  The star νCyg  ·  The star ξCyg  ·  gamma Cyg nebula
Deneb, North America & Pelican Nebulae, Gammi Cygni Field, Michael Watson
Deneb, North America & Pelican Nebulae, Gammi Cygni Field
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Deneb, North America & Pelican Nebulae, Gammi Cygni Field

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A long exposure with a modified (red blocking filter removed) Nikon D800 camera shows the red colour of hydrogen gas in the middle of the summer Milky Way. The bright star Deneb appears above left of centre, with the distinctively-shaped bright red North America Nebula to its lower left.

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Deneb, North America & Pelican Nebulae, Gammi Cygni Field, Michael Watson