Observation by John Bell: Central Cygnus

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John Bell

Observer

John Bell

Observed

2017 Jul 24 - 23:15

Uploaded

2017 Jul 26 - 16:20

Objects

The North America Nebula (NGC7000)

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 20^h43^m
Dec: +42°45'
Position angle: -38°13'

Field size

20° × 12°

Equipment

Sony A7S
Canon 100mm f2

Exposure

4 seconds f2 iso16000

Location

Milton Keynes

Target name

North America Nebula

Title

Central Cygnus

About this image

I'm always amazed at how sensitive today's cameras are. This is a 4 second snapshot. Fixed tripod. No tracking. A few years ago people would probably need a schmidt camera and a spare hour or two to to do similar

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