Below, is a photo of the Milky Way towards the constellationCygnusand the ‘Great Rift’. I used the Rokinon 14mm F/2.8 lens on a Canon EOS Rebel T3i camera (tracked and stacked) for this photo. This area of the Milky Way is less dense than the core, but it contains some of my f...
Farther south on the Milky Way is the bright starAltairand its parent constellation,Aquila the Eagle. If you follow the Milky Way from Aquila toward the southern horizon, you should find a group of stars that looks like a teapot. This asterism is part ofSagittarius the Archer. This constella...
Since the Big Dipper is usually the easiest constellation to find, it’s worth coming up with a few tricks that will help you find other constellations starting from that one. As an example, notice how the Big Dipper has two parts – a bowl and a handle. Look at the outer two stars ...
The Constellation CygnusCygnus is a northern constellation located on the plane of the Milky Way Galaxy. This constellation also contains the star Deneb which is one of the brightest stars in the sky.Answer and Explanation: Cygnus gets its name from a Latin form of the Greek word for swan. ...
Find out more about the Lagoon Nebula The North America Nebula, NGC 7000 Credit: Richard Guest, Kingswinford, UK Constellation: Cygnus RA 20h 59m 17s Dec. +44° 31’ 44” It takes a bit of practice to see emission nebula NGC 7000, also known as the North America Nebula, as it’s ...
Are you interested in taking stunning pictures of the Milky Way? I know it seems like you need expensive camera gear. And that the best photos need complex settings and extreme post-processing. But the truth is, capturing the Milky Way is easier than capturing a good sunset… once you have...
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You should also bear in mind that some constellations cover large swaths of the sky while others are very small. For example, Delphinus, the Dolphin is tiny compared to its neighborCygnus, the Swan. Ursa Major is medium-sized but very recognizable. People use it to find Polaris,our pole st...
Vega in the constellation of Lyra on the morning of May 8 and probably shining as bright as magnitude 4½. In the nights that follow, the comet will turn southeast and will race across the Milky Way in Cygnus (May 10-12), then gradually slow its pace as it begins to move into west...
The most obvious of these dark nebulas is the Northern Coalsack, just below and to the right of the bright star Deneb in the constellation Cygnus. Just below Deneb is one of the brightest parts of the northern Milky Way, worth examining with binoculars. This is the North America Nebula, ...