Last saturday, after lots of garden testing and software checks, I've finally been able to drive to a dark place for a few deep sky shots.

The driving part itself was the most "scary", as I'm still new to driving in the "wrong side" of the road... Getting the hang of it, though..

I chose to go observing with the HantsAstro stargazing group.. they met in a quite dark site (at least for being not too far from London), and their website and facebook pages really did inspire me. I'm really glad I joined them, as it was a really pleasant evening, with lots of nice people.

My target for the evening was the center of the Cygnus constellation, between Deneb and Sadr. It's an area full of nebulae, perfect for a wide field lens. Technical data, together with stars and object names, can be found in the astrobin technical page.

The region around Deneb and Sadr, in the Cygnus constellation.

Full of stars and nebulosity, given it's special position in the middle of the Milky Way, this picture features many of them, like the North America, Pelican, Gamma Cyg Nebula, Crescent.

Blog article: [url=http://blog.gulinux.net/blog/2017-06-20-cygnus-heart]http://blog.gulinux.net/blog/2017-06-20-cygnus-heart[/url]