Still in Cygnus

Tonight, the target was the Pelican Nebula, just next to the North American Nebula.

Pelican Nebula IC 5070 in Cygnus

Overstretched somewhat and garish, but it does show why its called the Pelican!

September and the North American Nebula

The summer was very busy (New Zealand and Spain, relaying all the decking), so, with that and the lack of astronomical light, there was no astrophotography in June, July and August.

So, with Cygnus practically overhead, I had a look at the North American Nebula. My brother in law Chris was over from New Zealand and had a irt look at astrophotography on the 'small scale'.

North American Nebula in Cygnus

We also had a look at the moon.

The Moon

I showed him the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, Whirlpool galaxy in Ursa Major, Double Cluster in Perseus, but no photos worth showing were taken.