by Ann » Thu Aug 19, 2021 5:17 am
Very nice APOD!
Okay, let's try to annotate...
Cygnus with a bright Perseid. Photo: Miguel Claro.
1) At the tip of this dust lane, we find the Cocoon Nebula (I think). See
this image of the Cocoon Nebula by Keesscherer at Wikimedia Commons.
2) The North America Nebula, NGC 7000. See
this image of the North America Nebula by Oliver Stein at Wikimedia Commons.
3) Deneb, Alpha Cygni.
4) Sadr,
Gamma Cygni.
5) Epsilon Cygni.
6) Zeta Cygni.
7) Delta Cygni.
8) Iota2 Cygni.
9)
Albireo, Beta Cygni. The colors in the picture are saturated.
10) The
Coathanger asterism.
11) Altair, Alpha Aquila.
12) Tarazed, Gamma Aquila.
13) Constellation
Delphinus.
Ann
Very nice APOD!
Okay, let's try to annotate...
[float=left][attachment=1]BrightMeteorPerseids2021-7337-crop-net1024[1].jpg[/attachment][c][size=85][color=#0040FF]Cygnus with a bright Perseid. Photo: Miguel Claro.[/color][/size][/c][/float] [float=right][attachment=0]Cygnus with meteor annotated Miguel Claro.png[/attachment][/float]
[clear][/clear]
1) At the tip of this dust lane, we find the Cocoon Nebula (I think). See [url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/IC5146_The_Cocoon_Nebula.jpg/1024px-IC5146_The_Cocoon_Nebula.jpg]this image[/url] of the Cocoon Nebula by Keesscherer at Wikimedia Commons.
2) The North America Nebula, NGC 7000. See [url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/North-America-nebula.jpeg]this image[/url] of the North America Nebula by Oliver Stein at Wikimedia Commons.
3) Deneb, Alpha Cygni.
4) Sadr, [url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sadr_Region_rgb.jpg]Gamma Cygni[/url].
5) Epsilon Cygni.
6) Zeta Cygni.
7) Delta Cygni.
8) Iota2 Cygni.
9) [url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NewAlbireo.jpg]Albireo[/url], Beta Cygni. The colors in the picture are saturated.
10) The [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocchi%27s_Cluster#/media/File:Cr399.jpg]Coathanger[/url] asterism.
11) Altair, Alpha Aquila.
12) Tarazed, Gamma Aquila.
13) Constellation [url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Delphinus_(constellation)#/media/File:Del.png]Delphinus[/url].
Ann