Cygnus Star Cloud image

Cygnus Star Cloud


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Description

This wide field image shows the area of our Milky Way galaxy which extends through the constellation Cygnus. Many red emission nebulae are visible including the Butterfly Nebula and the North America Nebula. The dark area below the North America Nebula is known as the Northern Coal Sack. This image was taken at the 2006 Peach State Star Gaze near Ducktown, TN.