Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  21 Cyg  ·  27 Cyg  ·  NGC 6871  ·  The star 25 Cyg  ·  The star b1 Cyg  ·  The star η Cyg
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The Sitting Goat, Christian Koll
The Sitting Goat
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The Sitting Goat

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The Sitting Goat, Christian Koll
The Sitting Goat
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The Sitting Goat

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Can you make out the sitting goat in this photograph - formed by dark clouds with Eta Cygni as its eye?
I haven't seen anyone notice this goat shape before!

The goat is looking back towards supergiant star Gamma Cygni, also known by its popular name Sadr (not shown in the frame).
This area along the plane of our Milky Way features a vast amount of stars, dust clouds, and glowing nebulae. The most prominent nebula in this frame - just right of the image center - is Sh2-101, also dubbed the Tulip Nebula.

I hope you like my result - clear skies everybody!

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