1.4 Astro Blog

The photo this week is of Northern Cygnus. A long exposure camera is utilized to capture this magnificent sight that contains billions of stars as well as various gas clouds. Throughout the Northern Cygnus, the nebula of Northern Coal Sack can clearly be seen. The other nebula's such as the North America, NGC 7000, IC 5070, and the Pelican are visible by the light gas cloud in the northern corner. The bright star in the center of the photo is part of the summer triangle. The only part of this photo that can actually be seen with the naked eye is the bright cloud to the left of Deneb.