Milky Way - Cygnus region 23/09/06 - Eric Walker

Taken at the public observing session at Culloden carpark, 23rd Sept, during a perfect observing night, which also included observations of iridium flares, galaxies, nebulae and even an auroral display! Taken using a Nikon Coolpix 5700 piggybacked onto motor driven Meade LX50 telescope. One 5 minute exposure, ISO 200, f2.8 with wide angle tele-adapter. Image cropped and processed using Adobe Photoshop CS. www.astrophotos.plus.com