Cygnus (constellation)
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Cygnus is a northern constellation on the plane of the Milky Way, deriving its name from the Latinized Greek word for "swan". Cygnus is one of the most recognizable constellations of the northern summ
Cygnus as depicted in Urania's Mirror, a set of constellation cards published in London c.1825. Surrounding it are Lacerta, Vulpecula and Lyra.
Cygnus is superimposed as main stars constellation over a photo of the according section of the night sky
On the left side of this X-ray image are the bright North America Nebula (left bright part) with Sadr region (right bright part) in the Cygnus X region, visually interrupted by the Cygnus rift .
The constellation Cygnus as it can be seen by the naked eye, with the Northern Cross in the middle.
Gamma Cygni
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Gamma Cygni is a star in the northern constellation of Cygnus, forming the intersection of an asterism of five stars called the Northern Cross. It is officially named Sadr ; Gamma Cygni is its Bayer d
γ Cygni (center star) and surroundings. Image by Jeff Johnson.
