Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  52 Cyg  ·  IC 1340  ·  NGC 6960  ·  NGC 6974  ·  NGC 6979  ·  NGC 6992  ·  NGC 6995  ·  Sh2-103  ·  The star 52Cyg  ·  Veil Nebula
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First Cygnus Loop, astropical
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First Cygnus Loop

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First Cygnus Loop

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Though still being used to integrating less than an hour I was surprised to see how little signal of the Cygnus Loop 80 minutes of integration delivered. The nebulae are faint, I know, but expected to unveil much more in a relatively clear night with the target near zenith, though at F6. The background noise in a DSLR is hard to combat when the ambient temperature is near 30°C and ISO at 3200. Somehow, I like wide star fields with unstressed dim nebulosity, but more clear sky for longer integration just for experiencing the difference would be nice.

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First Cygnus Loop, astropical