IC 1318


Combination of 10, 120 second images. Modified Canon Digital Rebel DSLR camera.
135mm f/3.5 Olympus lens.

The region around gamma cygni is a wonderful complex of light and dark nebulosity. It is the nearest that the northern sky has to compare to NGC 3372 in the southern sky, although it is much fainter. In adition to the nebula, there are a number of open clusters in the region. The brightest is situated just above gamma. This is NGC 6910.


Combination of 20, 30 second images. Modified Canon Digital Rebel DSLR camera.
135mm f/3.5 Olympus lens.


Combination of 11, 200 second images. Modified Canon Digital Rebel DSLR camera.
5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.


Combination of 10, 120 second images. Modified Canon Digital Rebel DSLR camera.
5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.