Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Crescent nebula  ·  Filamentary nebula  ·  IC 1311  ·  IC 1318  ·  IC 1340  ·  IC 4954  ·  IC 5068  ·  IC 5070  ·  Lace-work nebula  ·  NGC 6871  ·  NGC 6888  ·  NGC 6960  ·  NGC 6992  ·  NGC 7000  ·  NGC 7039  ·  Network nebula  ·  North America nebula  ·  Part of the constellation Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Pelican nebula  ·  The star 31Cyg  ·  The star 32Cyg  ·  The star 41Cyg  ·  The star Deneb (αCyg)  ·  The star Gienah (εCyg)  ·  The star Sadr (γCyg)  ·  The star δCyg  ·  The star ηCyg  ·  The star νCyg  ·  The star ξCyg  ·  Veil nebula  ·  And 1 more.
Cygnus Widefield, Paul Wittau
Cygnus Widefield
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Cygnus Widefield

Cygnus Widefield, Paul Wittau
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Cygnus Widefield

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Widefield of the constellation Cygnus roughly centered on the Sadr region. I took this while camping, the night before the peak of the 2018 Perseid Meteor Shower. This was my first time using my Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM "Nifty Fifty". I had stopped down to f/2.8, but the stars in the edges are not as sharp as I hoped. Next time I will stop down further. Still, I was impressed by how much light I could gather with fast optics, especially with a dark sky with no light pollution.

Several DSOs are in this frame as well, including the North America and Pelican Nebulas, the Filamentary and Eastern Veil Nebulas, and a very tiny Crescent Nebula. I'd like to image each on their own some time.

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Cygnus Widefield, Paul Wittau