Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)
Dark dust beauty in IC1318 (LDN889), Charles Duarte FRAS
Dark dust beauty in IC1318 (LDN889)
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Dark dust beauty in IC1318 (LDN889)

Dark dust beauty in IC1318 (LDN889), Charles Duarte FRAS
Dark dust beauty in IC1318 (LDN889)
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Dark dust beauty in IC1318 (LDN889)

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This region of the sky is rich in HII nebulosity. The brightest star is not in the image, Sadr (Gamma Cygni) lies at the heart of the constellation Cygnus, although it is much closer to us than the nebulae. Just below Sadr is The Butterfly (IC 1318),
The region around the star Sadr in the constellation Cygnus is one of the most beautiful regions of the Milky Way. Just below the Star Sadr we find Dark nebulae, reflection nebulae, open star clusters but above all the red glow of hydrogen dominates this scene. We notice that is not actually two separate nebulae, but a single cloud partially obscured by a dark dust lane, LDN 889.

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Dark dust beauty in IC1318 (LDN889), Charles Duarte FRAS