Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 1340  ·  NGC 6960  ·  NGC 6979  ·  NGC 6992  ·  NGC 6995  ·  The star 52 Cyg  ·  Veil Nebula
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Cygnus Loop, Michael Bauer
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Cygnus Loop

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Cygnus Loop

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The Cygnus Loop imaged with the Redcat in wideband RGB.
What I find quite peculiar is the diffuse nebulosity in the upper part of the image. It looks a bit like a nasty gradient that requires removal. However, I believe it to be a real structure, as it is appearing as well on a 2x2mosaic I took last year with the Hyperstar. I am not entirely sure what it is exactly. Though some of it has a bit of a reddish hue -  and an extended HII region would not be unusual in that region  - it appears to be mostly missing from the narrowband images I have seen of this area. So it may be mostly dust after all.

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Cygnus Loop, Michael Bauer