Gamma Cygni Nebula

The Sadr Region around the central star Sadr (γ Cygni) in the Cygnus constellation contains the large H II nebula, Gamma Cygni Nebula (IC 1318). This nebula is partly obscured by dust, creating the Butterfly Nebula (IC 1318B) in the lower left of the image, just below Sadr.

Many other objects can be seen, including multiple star clusters and, most notably, the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) to the right of the center of the image.

This image was created with 2,984 × 2 s (1 h 39 min 28 s) integration time. Post-processing was done with #Siril, #GraXpert, #StarNet++, and #GIMP.

This time I documented the whole process in my #blog. If you have a camera, this is for you (no guarantees, though; I just fail along until it works for me): https://blog.picturavis.com/astrophotography-without-equipment/

Nikon D500, Sigma 105mm EX DG OS HSM, 105 mm, f/2.8, 2984x2 s, ISO 3200, tripod, no tracker
#Nebulae #Sadr #ButterflyNebula #GammaCygniNebula #CrescentNebula #astrophotography #photography #SilentSunday #germany #digikam

#SkyWatch #Astrophotography The #GammaCygniNebula is 4000 light years away in the #Sadr region of the Milky Way. This image represents an instance in which a bigger telescope is not always better for astrophotography. With my 715mm I could only capture half of the nebula. The other half is on the other side of the dark nebula in the lower right. With the other half, the nebula looks like a butterfly. I think this half looks like a flying squirrel. #StillLearningDay