Category: cygnus
Cygnus (swan) is a northern constellation that is well placed for summer viewing.
Sh2-112 (SHO)
As the northern hemisphere moves into late spring, the Milky Way comes into view before midnight. And that means all those wonderful nebulae are now ready for their closeups! This one is Sharpless 112 (Sh2-112), an emission nebula in Cygnus. Specifically it’s the bright, circular region near the center. But, it’s clear that this is…
Barnard 145 (HaRGB)
After months of galaxies with a few star clusters thrown in, it is nice to get some nebulae! Thesis Barnard 145, a dark nebula in Cygnus. A dark nebulae is region of space where dust blocks the light behind it making a dark spot in the sky. Normally we would do these as a purely…
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