Cygnus Widefield

Behind the shot

A wide-field perspective of the Summer Triangle region, anchored by the brilliant Vega. The frame captures the majestic extension of Cygnus along the galactic plane, clearly resolving the celestial cross from Deneb (α Cyg) through Sadr (γ Cyg) to the colorful binary Albireo (β Cyg), with one of the wingtips marked by Fawaris II (δ Cyg), Iota2 Cygni (ι Cyg) and Fawaris I (κ Cyg), emerging from the suburban Milky Way glow.

Observation

Date: 09 Apr 2026
Time: 01:30 - 02:00 CEST
Site: Porto San Giorgio, Marche, Italy
Bortle: Class 6

Bortle Class 6

Bright Suburban Sky
Azimuth: +51° 31' 33.1"
Altitude: +18° 42' 43.9"

Atmospherics

Visibility: Good
Weather: Late session, rising moon glow
Moon: 60% Waning Gibbous

Acquisition

Camera: Panasonic Lumix G7
Lens: LUMIX G VARIO 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6
Mount: Static Tripod (Untracked)
Integration: 100 x 13s

Optics

Focal Length: 20mm
Aperture: f/4.2
ISO: ISO 1600

Post-Processing

Software: SiriL + darktable
Pre-Processing: Master-frame subtraction, Milky Way FWHM star filtering, RBF widefield Background extraction.
Post-Processing: Wavelet-based profiled denoise, Local Laplacian contrast for galactic structure, star temperature balancing, black level fine-tuning.