Cygnus Region
Cygnus area of the Milky Way Galaxy — Test Image

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Optics: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 lens operating at f/5.0
Mount: Mountain Instruments MI-250 w/Gemini on ATS pier [ piggybacked on C9.25" ]
Camera: Canon 20D [ Hutech Type I ] — ambient temperature approximately 35°F
Exposure: 60 seconds at ISO 1600
Accessories: TC-80N3
Location: Big Bear, CA [ RTMC Astronomy Expo ]
Date May 27, 2006
Notes: Processing: Curves, crop, resize, and noise reduction in Photoshop CS2.

This is a 1 minute test image! Visible in this image are the star Deneb (just left of and above center), the North American Nebula, the Pelican Nebula, and IC1318 (the nebula region at top right near the star Sadr, which is out of the frame).