North American Nebula, Cygnus

This is a "normal" camera lens shot of the NA Nebula & Northern Cygnus area. The Milky Way runs from the lower right to the upper left. The Veil Nebula shows faintly in the lower middle. There are a variety of dark nebulae visible as well.

Davis Mountains, TX, November ??, 2000   
Photo by Dick Locke

10 minute unguided exposure
Losmandy GM-8, camera mounted to telescope via ballhead
Pentax K-1000 Camera
, Kodak PJ 400 film
Negative Scan, Minolta Scan Dual, Processed in Photoshop

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