Cygnus

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Clickable objects (on the first image):

• North America
• IC 1318 (Gamma Cyg)
• Veil Nebula
• Albireo (double star)
• Ring Nebula M57

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The Cygnus constellation: it's visible the Milky Way, the North America Nebula, the nebulas around Gamma Cygni and the Veil Nebula (bottom-left).
 
 

Technical Data
Optics	Photographical objective
Focal Lenght	50 mm
Focal Ratio	f/2,8
Exposure Time	12 min exposure
Film	Kodak PJM
Developement sensibility	640 ISO
Location	Colle del Nivolet (AO, in the Italian Alps) at 2600m
Date and time of exposure start	18 september 1998, 21.30 UT
Mount	Meade 8"
Tracking	Manual at 166x
Notes	It was taken in a wonderful night, with the Veil Nebula visible also in a 10x50 binocular!!! Diffusor filter.

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