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Behold the chaos of the Sadr region surrounding γ Cygni at the center of the Northern Cross in the Cygnus constellation.  At roughly 150 times the Sun’s radius, γ Cygni is among the brighter stars visible in the night sky, and its radiant heat ionizes the atoms surrounding it.  The result: an incredibly rich tapestry of intermingling gases and dark, twisting lanes of dust.

Here, 66 hours of data shot with my H-alpha, Sulfur 2, and Oxygen 3 narrowband filters provide excellent contrast to bring out the different structure of each gas in Cygnus’s sea of nebulosity.  I hope you enjoy!

Processed in PixInsight in the Hubble Palette.

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IC 1318: Tapestries, AaronW