Cygnus: The Swan

Object:	Cygnus
Location:	Savoy, MA
Observer:	Roland Roberts
Time:	21 July 2001
Camera:	Pentax K1000, 50 mm f/1.4 lens
Exposure:	30 min at f/2.8
Film:	Kodak Elite Chrome II, ISO 200

Cygnus rises high in the summer sky and it’s brightest member, Deneb, anchors on corner of the “summer triangle” whose other corners are Altair and Vega (not visible in this image).

Here is a my original attempt with film; it’s underexposed but is the image that got me hooked on this hobby.

Resources:

• Constellation Guide – Cygnus.
• Wikipedia – Cygnus.