Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Crescent Nebula  ·  IC 1340  ·  IC 5068  ·  IC 5070  ·  NGC 6888  ·  NGC 6960  ·  NGC 6992  ·  NGC 7000  ·  North America Nebula  ·  Part of the constellation Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Pelican Nebula  ·  The star 41Cyg  ·  The star 52Cyg  ·  The star Deneb (αCyg)  ·  The star Gienah (εCyg)  ·  The star Sadr (γCyg)  ·  The star ηCyg  ·  The star νCyg  ·  The star ξCyg  ·  The star σCyg  ·  The star τCyg  ·  Veil Nebula
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Cygnus area in hydrogen alpha, Stijn
Cygnus area in hydrogen alpha
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Cygnus area in hydrogen alpha

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Cygnus area in hydrogen alpha, Stijn
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Cygnus area in hydrogen alpha

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Cygnus is crossed by the Milky Way and filled with regions of hydrogen emission. Particularly visible in this picture are the North America Nebula, the Pelican Nebula, the Butterfly Nebula, the Crescent Nebula and the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant (Eastern Veil, Western Veil, Pickering's Triangle).

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Cygnus area in hydrogen alpha, Stijn

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