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• RA: 20:59
• Dec: +44:20
• Magnitude:
• Distance: 1600 ly
• Constellation:  Cygnus

• Lens:  300 mm at f/8 on OM-1
• Autoguider:  ST-4 in faint mode
• Sky conditions:  very good seeing, great transparency
• Film: Kodak Supra 400
• Exposure:  60 minutes
• Date:  September 3, 2002

Comments:  This is an updated shot with a 300 mm Olympus lens replacing the shot taken 2 years ago with a 135 mm lens.  This was taken on a night of just excellent seeing for this time of the year.  The night included a real bonus for northern Illinios - a rather nice aurora display that lasted for about 3 hours.  I was really torn between taking aurora shots and setting up for some deep sky work and managed a little of both.  Some of the aurora pictures are available in the aurora gallery.