The Cygnus Rift (Tom Gray)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg) · Contains: 18 Cyg) · 21 Cyg · 31 Cyg · 32 Cyg · 37 Cyg) · 50 Cyg) · 53 Cyg) · 58 Cyg · 62 Cyg · Al Janah (ε Cyg · Arided · Aridif · Arrioph (α Cyg · Fawaris II (δ Cyg · Gienah Cygni · IC 1340 · IC 5068 · IC 5070 · NGC 6992 · NGC 7000 · North America Nebula · Part of the constellation Cygnus (Cyg) · Pelican Nebula · The star 13 Lyr · The star Aljanah · The star Deneb · The star Fawaris · The star Sadr (γ Cyg · The star η Cyg · The star ν Cyg · And 3 more.

The Cygnus Rift

Only a few minutes between the clouds, but I savour every moment under these pristine skies. I'd hoped to do a mosaic or even work out how to do an extended MW shot with my SA mount, and I83C/SLR lens combo. I wish I could convey the clarity and extent of the MW, so decided to pick a familiar region at thee zenith. The mouseover, approximates to the naked eye view (well with focal reducer spectacles) - overwhelming and so easy to get lost.! I've tweaked the red saturation in the original to show off the many emission nebulae that make this such a rich feeding ground for the swan.

Captured using my Altair 183C and 28mm Pentax lens, the image comprises just 26m data (60s unguided subs) using a IV/IR filter only . Calibrated and processed in APP with star reduction, background neutralisation, and red saturation. You can get lost, literally...

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Title: The 'naked eye' view under a pristine sky

Description: Honestly it isn't far off! There are so many stars in the Milky Way, it I almost overwhelming, and easy to get lost

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