Cygnus region of the Milky Way setting over the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia [3376 x 4672] (OC) Submitted by MrJackDog t3_yf9wp6 on October 28, 2022 at 1:32 AM in EarthPorn 144 comments 13,900
CoQ11 t1_iu5c92s wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:41 PM Anyone know what that bright red dot is at the bottom of the formation? Or what star it is? Permalink 1 MrJackDog OP t1_iu5e57z wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:54 PM It is an emissions nebula known as NGC 6820, close to an open cluster of stars around 6000 light years away. Permalink Parent 2 CoQ11 t1_iu5fzy3 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 6:07 PM Thank you! Permalink Parent 1
MrJackDog OP t1_iu5e57z wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:54 PM It is an emissions nebula known as NGC 6820, close to an open cluster of stars around 6000 light years away. Permalink Parent 2 CoQ11 t1_iu5fzy3 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 6:07 PM Thank you! Permalink Parent 1
Cygnus region of the Milky Way setting over the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia [3376 x 4672] (OC)
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