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Gamma Cygni Region by Moonlight
Gamma Cygnus Region
  • Description: A huge, sprawling complex of emmision nebula in Cygnus.
  • Film: Hypered Kodak Tech Pan
  • Developer: 7 minutes in D-19
  • Scope: 135mm f3.5 Olympus/Zuiko with Lumicon Ha filter
  • Exposure: 35 Minutes
  • Location: Bragg Creek, Alberta, Canada
  • Date: November 30, 2003
  • Notes: This shot was taken with a 1st quarter moon visible. Not the deepest of shots, this was mainly a test to see the effect of moonlight on the image. Other than a slightly increased background density, there was little effect!