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The IC5146 aka the Cocoon Nebula. October 2021. Object The Cocoon Nebula, also known as IC 5146, is an astronomical object that combines a reflection nebula, emission nebula, and dark nebula.

The NGC6992 aka The Eastern Veil Nebula. Early September 2021. Object NGC 6992 is a very beautiful supernova remnant located in ca. 2400 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Cygnus.

Here is my first attempt to capture NGC7000 aka North America Nebula. Object The NGC7000 is a large emission nebula located in the vicinity of Deneb, the brightest star in Cygnus (it is not in the field of view of this image).

My mid-September 2021 photo of NGC6888 aka Crescent Nebula. Object Crescent Nebula is a 25 light-year-wide emission nebula in constellation Cygnus. It is formed by the collision of stellar winds from a Wolf-Rayet star – known as WR 136.