Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Crescent Nebula  ·  IC 5068  ·  IC 5070  ·  M 39  ·  NGC 6888  ·  NGC 7000  ·  NGC 7092  ·  North America Nebula  ·  Part of the constellation Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Pelican Nebula  ·  The star 31Cyg  ·  The star 32Cyg  ·  The star Deneb (αCyg)  ·  The star Sadr (γCyg)  ·  The star δCyg  ·  The star ηCyg  ·  The star νCyg  ·  The star ξCyg  ·  The star ρCyg  ·  The star τCyg
Wide Field Northern Cygnus, Joel Weatherly
Wide Field Northern Cygnus
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Wide Field Northern Cygnus

Wide Field Northern Cygnus, Joel Weatherly
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Wide Field Northern Cygnus

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This busy expanse of our Milky Way is in the northern portion of Cygnus, the swan. The brightest star is Deneb, to the left of Deneb is the North America Nebula. To the lower right of Deneb is another prominent star, Sadr. Sadr's surrounding nebulae are collectively referred to as the Sadr Region or Gamma Cygni Nebula. Numerous other nebulae and clusters are also present. Total exposure time: 229.2 seconds.

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Wide Field Northern Cygnus, Joel Weatherly