Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Crescent nebula  ·  IC 1311  ·  IC 1318  ·  IC 5068  ·  IC 5070  ·  NGC 6888  ·  NGC 6914  ·  NGC 6997  ·  NGC 7000  ·  North America nebula  ·  Part of the constellation Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Pelican nebula  ·  The star 34Cyg  ·  The star 36Cyg  ·  The star 47Cyg  ·  The star 55Cyg  ·  The star 56Cyg  ·  The star 57Cyg  ·  The star Deneb (αCyg)  ·  The star Sadr (γCyg)  ·  The star νCyg  ·  The star ξCyg  ·  gamma Cyg nebula
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Cygnus' heart, 



    
        

            Marco Gulino
Cygnus' heart
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Cygnus' heart

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Cygnus' heart, 



    
        

            Marco Gulino
Cygnus' heart
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Cygnus' heart

Acquisition details

Dates:
June 17, 2017
Frames:
ZWO Blue Filter Optimized for ASI1600: 15×90(22′ 30″) bin 2×2
ZWO Green Filter Optimized for ASI1600: 15×90(22′ 30″) bin 2×2
ZWO L (IR-Cutoff) Filter Optimized for ASI1600: 20×120(40′) bin 1×1
ZWO Red Filter Optimized for ASI1600: 15×90(22′ 30″) bin 2×2
Integration:
1h 47′ 30″
Avg. Moon age:
22.17 days
Avg. Moon phase:
49.73%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 1708690

RA center: 20h33m13s.7

DEC center: +41°3733

Pixel scale: 9.334 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 47.998 degrees

Field radius: 7.535 degrees

Resolution: 4641x3498

File size: 14.6 MB

Locations: Butser Ancient Farm, Chalton, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Data source: Traveller

Description

The region around Deneb and Sadr, in the Cygnus constellation.

Full of stars and nebulosity, given it's special position in the middle of the Milky Way, this picture features many of them, like the North America, Pelican, Gamma Cyg Nebula, Crescent.

Blog article: http://blog.gulinux.net/blog/2017-06-20-cygnus-heart

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Cygnus' heart, 



    
        

            Marco Gulino

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