Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)
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Gamma Cygni Nebula - Detail - The Pterodactyl, Eddie Pons
Gamma Cygni Nebula - Detail - The Pterodactyl
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Gamma Cygni Nebula - Detail - The Pterodactyl

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Gamma Cygni Nebula - Detail - The Pterodactyl, Eddie Pons
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Gamma Cygni Nebula - Detail - The Pterodactyl

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I had to come up with a name for that thing at the lower right of the photo.  Close enough. 

I ended up in this region mainly because N.I.N.A. framing sent me there, and I thought the play between textures was neat.  Also known as the Sadr region, this particular area isn't usually featured, as it doesn't have the most recognizable areas (the Butterfly, etc.) 

At this focal length, things start to get very detailed.  HOO brings out the different gases well.  Of course, another 400 hours would probably help, but alas, I live near Los Angeles, and the marine layer can dig into imaging time.

I'd like to do a montage of this at some point.

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Gamma Cygni Nebula - Detail - The Pterodactyl, Eddie Pons