SUNSET: 
0
Photographer:
a.carrozzi
Location of Photo:
Montecopiolo and Casalgrande, Italy; Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
Date/Time of photo:
September 2nd 2024
Equipment:
RGB: Canon EF 300 mm f/4 with Canon EOS 6D mod. 62x180s f/5 3200 ISO - from Montecopiolo (RN) Ha (1): Nikkor 180 mm f/2.8 with Ati
Description:
The supergiant star Gamma Cygni lies at the center of the constellation Swan (Cygnus). Known by its proper name Sadr, the bright star is also at the center of this beautiful panorama, which features a complex of stars, dust clouds and bright nebulae along the plane of our Milky Way galaxy. The emission nebulae IC 1318 (Butterfly Nebula) and NGC 6888 (Crescent Nebula), the star cluster NGC 6910 and the reflection nebulae NGC 6914 are clearly visible in this wide-field image, which extends about 6° (12 full moons). The photo is a collage of data taken over the years and from 3 different locations (Montefeltro, Emilia, Spain), for a total of almost 6h of exposure.
