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Cygnus

Cygnus is a northern constellation on the plane of the Milky Way, deriving its name from the Latinized Greek word for "swan".[2] Cygnus is one of the most recognizable constellations of the northern summer and autumn, and it features a prominent asterism known as the Northern Cross (in contrast to the Southern Cross). Cygnus was among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations.


Source: Wikipedia

Image source: IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)

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Sh2-99 & 100
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Sh2-111 & PNG 081.6-17.5
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vdB 134 & PK086+05.1
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Sardaukar on the Move – vdB 137 (IC 5076)
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Gothmog the Balrog in Cygnus (LBN 184 & 186)
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The Manatee Nebula – LBN 251 (IC 1318A)
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Hudson Bay in the North America Nebula
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The North America (NGC 7000, Sh2-117 & Caldwell 20), Clamshell (Sh2-119), and Pelican (IC 5070) Nebulas
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The Cygnus Wall in the North America Nebula
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The Pelican Nebula (IC 5070) – A Mother and her Chick
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Cygnus Mosaic – From the Butterfly to the Tulip
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IC 5068 – The Dick Tracy Nebula (or the Foresaken Nebula)
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Sh2-112 (DWB 174 & 175) – The Nautilus Nebula
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The Cove in Cygnus – LBN 292
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Simeis 57 (DWB 111 & 119) – The Propeller Nebula
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The Hungry Frog – Sh2-115 & Sh2-116 (Abell 71)
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Shai-Hulud – Wolf-Rayet 134
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Sh2-101, the Tulip Nebula, and the Cygnus X-1 Bow Shock
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NGC 6974 & 6979
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NGC 6995 (Caldwell 33) – The Bat Nebula
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NGC 6960 (Caldwell 34) – The Witch’s Broom
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NGC 6979 – Pickering’s Triangle
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The Veil Nebula

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