Cygnus Widefield

21:22 3/8/2005 UTC

I was testing my equipment for guided long exposure astrophotography. Nights aren't yet dark here and my original intend was to test autoguiding and shutter control. However I was surprised how much stars and even nebulosity I was able to catch in twilight and with such short exposures. The nebulosity was quite noisy, but still there. There is even North America Nebula in the image!

NGC/IC Object List:
NGC7000 gaseous nebula RA:20h58m50.0 Dec:+44°31m'00" BMag: 4.0, LBN 373 North American Nebula

Camera: Canon EOS 350D (Rebel XT) | Telescope: Canon EF 50mm f1.8 objective | Mount: Orion Skyview Pro, Boxdoerfer PowerFlex MTS-3SLP drive controller | Filters: - | Guiding: Orion ShortTube 80mm f5 refractor, Phillips ToUCam Pro II webcam, Qastrocam | Exposure: 15 x 30s (7m30s) f3.5 ISO400, 4 darks, no flats | Software: IRIS, GIMP | Location: 60°31'N 26°52'E (Koivula/Kotka,FI) | Target altitude in the beginning of the exposure 71°