Gamma Cygni 600mm

 

Date:            August 24, 2000

Location:      SMURFS    

Equipment:   4" f6 refractor, G11, ST4, Taurus Tracker III  

Conditions:    Very Dark 

Film:              Kodak Ektapress PJ400     

Exposure:      60 minutes

Comments:    Close up of the area right around Gamma Cygni.  With a better framing job I could show the entire "butterfly nebula" with this focal length.  Note the satellite trail at the bottom of the frame.