Imaging cameras: Nikkor 24-70 mm
Mounts: Sky-Watcher EQ8
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Explore Scientific 152-mm f/8 apochromat
Software: Photoshop CS6
Dates:June 26, 2014
Frames: 5x180"
Integration: 0.2 hours
Avg. Moon age: 28.76 days
Avg. Moon phase: 0.67%
Astrometry.net job: 329729
Resolution: 620x372
One of the most prominent and well-known star patterns in the northern sky is the Northern Cross in the constellation Cygnus (the Swan). The first magnitude star Deneb appears at left centre, with the red North America and Pelican Nebulae just below and to its left. Red hydrogen gas surrounds the bright star Gamma Cygni just a little to the left of the centre of the frame.
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