Cygnus from Sharpless 119 to the Veil

Image Description and Details : I finally finished my high resolution mosaic of all the major nebulosity in the constellation of Cygnus. I started this image 2 years ago and it now has 65 separate images stitched together to cover this large area of sky. There are many famous nebulae in this picture. In the top from left to right are Sharpless 119, North America, Pelican, Butterfly and Crescent. Below right of the Crescent is the rainbow colored Tulip Nebula. At the bottom is the Veil Nebula. In total this is 396 hours of data collection through H-alpha, SII and OIII filters. All images were taken with a 4 inch refractor and a 35mm CCD camera. The full size image is 322 megapixels.

Copyright: Alistair Symon