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Die Schwäne (Cygnus) sind eine Gattung der Entenvögel (Anatidae). Schwäne sind die größten aller Entenvögel.
The black swan (Cygnus atratus) is a large waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Within Australia they are nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent upon climatic conditions. Black swans are large birds with mostly black plumage and red bills. They are monogamous breeders, and are unusual in that one-quarter of all pairings are homosexual, mostly between males. Both partners share incubation and cygnet rearing duties.
Black swans were introduced to various countries as an ornamental bird in the 1800s, but have escaped and formed stable populations. A small population of black swans exists on the River Thames at Marlow, on the Brook running through the small town of Dawlish in Devon (they have become the symbol of the town), near the River Itchen, Hampshire, and the River Tees near Stockton on Tees. Described scientifically by English naturalist John Latham in 1790, the black swan was formerly placed into a monotypic genus, Chenopis. Black swans can be found singly, or in loose companies numbering into the hundreds or even thousands. Black swans are popular birds in zoological gardens and bird collections, and escapees are sometimes seen outside their natural range.
Black swans are mostly black-feathered birds, with white flight feathers. The bill is bright red, with a pale bar and tip; and legs and feet are greyish-black. Cobs (males) are slightly larger than pens (females), with a longer and straighter bill. Cygnets (immature birds) are a greyish-brown with pale-edged feathers.
A mature black swan measures between 110 and 142 centimetres (43 and 56 in) in length and weighs 3.7–9 kilograms (8.2–19.8 lb). Its wing span is between 1.6 and 2 metres (5.2 and 6.6 ft). The neck is long (relatively the longest neck among the swans) and curved in an "S"-shape.
The black swan utters a musical and far reaching bugle-like sound, called either on the water or in flight, as well as a range of softer crooning notes. It can also whistle, especially when disturbed while breeding and nesting.
When swimming, black swans hold their necks arched or erect and often carry their feathers or wings raised in an aggressive display. In flight, a wedge of black swans will form as a line or a V, with the individual birds flying strongly with undulating long necks, making whistling sounds with their wings and baying, bugling or trumpeting calls.
The black swan is unlike any other Australian bird, although in poor light and at long range it may be confused with a magpie goose in flight. However, the black swan can be distinguished by its much longer neck and slower wing beat.
For more information, please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_swan
Another go at Cygnus last night. This time with my 85mm lens and Nikon D7100 (not modded)
27 x 90 sec lights
10 x 90 sec darks
30 bias
30 flats
Stacked in DSS, edited in Nebulosity and Lightroom
Flickr doing its best to ruin the image!
Cisne negro / Black swan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Anseriformes
Family:Anatidae
Subfamily:Anserinae
Tribe:Cygnini
Genus:Cygnus
Species:C. atratus
Reserva de Flora y Fauna Dr. Rodolfo Talice (Trinidad, Flores,Uruguay)
Aujourd’hui c’est un grand jour à bord de l’ISS : un peu comme un matin de Noël, on est tous très excités par l’arrivée du cargo NG-16. Il a fallu bien plus qu’un traineau pour nous apporter le Cygnus le plus lourd jamais envoyé vers l’ISS ! Lancé par une fusée Antarès, il transporte plus de 3 700 kg de ravitaillement et d’expériences scientifiques. Il nous poursuit depuis 2 jours, durant lesquels on s’est occupé de préparer sa capture et son arrivée. Megan et moi l’avons attrapé à l’aide d’un bras robotique de 17 m de long, piloté depuis une station avec vue panoramique sur la Terre… parfois mêmes les films de science-fiction n’ont pas un scénario aussi ambitieux ! On est toujours tellement concentrés que parfois j’ai besoin de faire un pas en arrière pour me rappeler à quel point ce qu’on fait ici sort de l’ordinaire, et combien d’efforts et de gens talentueux ça mobilise 👏
🚀 📦🎉
Today was a great day on the International Space Station: just like Christmas, we are excited to open our latest delivery 🎅 It took more than Santa’s reindeer to get the heaviest ever Cygnus cargo ship up here though. Launched atop atop a two-stage Antares rocket, and carrying more than 3,700 kg of cargo, this spacecraft spent two days chasing down our orbital outpost before Megan and I brought it in using a 17-m robotic arm piloted from a panoramic window overlooking Earth. Even science fiction film scenarios are not that bold sometimes!!! I often have to take a step back to realise just how unbelievable what we do up here is, and how much effort and talent so many brilliant colleagues put in for days like today to happen 👏
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet
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Cygnus region imaged from Chideock in Dorset in October 2019. Dark skies really make a difference!
10 x 60 second exposures stacked in Maxim DL.
Canon EOS 6D
The Cygnus Loop is a large supernova remnant measuring approximately 6 moons across in diameter. It’s age is relatively young on a cosmic scale of only 21,000 years. Photographed from my backyard.✨
Camera: ASI071MC-Pro
Telescope: Celestron RASA 8
Aperture: f2.0
Mount: Celestron CGX
Filter: RASA 8 LPS
Frames: 62X30sec
Gain: 90 Offset: 20
OAT: 15°C
Camera Temp: -10°C
Guiding: ASI385MC
Bias: 50 frames
Darks: 50 frames
Post Processing: Pixinsight, PS, LR
Aujourd’hui c’est un grand jour à bord de l’ISS : un peu comme un matin de Noël, on est tous très excités par l’arrivée du cargo NG-16. Il a fallu bien plus qu’un traineau pour nous apporter le Cygnus le plus lourd jamais envoyé vers l’ISS ! Lancé par une fusée Antarès, il transporte plus de 3 700 kg de ravitaillement et d’expériences scientifiques. Il nous poursuit depuis 2 jours, durant lesquels on s’est occupé de préparer sa capture et son arrivée. Megan et moi l’avons attrapé à l’aide d’un bras robotique de 17 m de long, piloté depuis une station avec vue panoramique sur la Terre… parfois mêmes les films de science-fiction n’ont pas un scénario aussi ambitieux ! On est toujours tellement concentrés que parfois j’ai besoin de faire un pas en arrière pour me rappeler à quel point ce qu’on fait ici sort de l’ordinaire, et combien d’efforts et de gens talentueux ça mobilise 👏
🚀 📦🎉
Today was a great day on the International Space Station: just like Christmas, we are excited to open our latest delivery 🎅 It took more than Santa’s reindeer to get the heaviest ever Cygnus cargo ship up here though. Launched atop atop a two-stage Antares rocket, and carrying more than 3,700 kg of cargo, this spacecraft spent two days chasing down our orbital outpost before Megan and I brought it in using a 17-m robotic arm piloted from a panoramic window overlooking Earth. Even science fiction film scenarios are not that bold sometimes!!! I often have to take a step back to realise just how unbelievable what we do up here is, and how much effort and talent so many brilliant colleagues put in for days like today to happen 👏
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet
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Et voici l’amarrage, après un ballet complexe entre l’humain et la machine. Megan s’est occupée de piloter le Canadarm 2 et je l’ai secondée en surveillant les systèmes du Cygnus durant la phase d’approche.
👀 ✈️
And the docking. A complex choreography between human and machine. As Megan grappled Cygnus with Canadarm2, I acted as co-pilot – monitoring Cygnus's systems throughout its approach.
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet
549G0368
This is a masterpiece in the making. I have been trying to capture this region for many years and have finally done it justice! This is a 2 panel mosaic of the constellation Cygnus, it includes everything from North American nebula, Sadr and the Veil nebulae. Hope you all enjoy!
Equipment:
Telescope - Sigma Art 50mm f1.4 @f2.8
Imaging Camera- Qhy268m
Mount - Sky-watcher EQ6-R Pro
Software:
Sequence Generator Pro
Pixinsight
Lightroom
Photoshop
Lights:
R-80x30sec
G-80x30sec
B-80x30sec
Sii-90x180sec
Ha-90x180sec
Oiii-90x180sec
35 Darks
100 Bias
Total integration 15.5 hours
Please, visit my blog for more info about this target in Cygnus, www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/10/filaments-of-cygnus-...
Imaged from the North Campground at Bryce Canyon National Park, when I should have been sleeping (but how can I sleep under this kind of sky?)
the constellation of Cygnus. I was planning to take 15 8minute exposures@ iso320 but it was blowing so hard I didn't even try. The image above is made up of 15 6sec exposures at ISO2000 using an ordinary tripod. I took 30 shots but could only use 15 due to the horrid seeing conditions. It still amazes me that you can do this without a drive. Back in the day of film cameras this shot would have been nearly impossible . Ah yes, gas hypered scotch brand film ISO1000....I don't miss it. Anyway, you can see the the North American nebula just above the bright star on the right, and a part of the Veil Nebula (the thumb nail looking thing)
Technicians load cargo into the Cygnus space in the Horizontal Integration Facility Friday, July 14, 2023, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman’s 19th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver more than 8,200 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. The CRS-19 Cygnus spacecraft is named after NASA astronaut Dr. Laurel Clark who flew aboard Columbia STS-107, and is scheduled to launch at 8:31 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. Photo Credit: (NASA/Danielle Johnson)
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The North America Nebula (NGC 7000) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. The name “North America Nebula” was coined by Dr. Max Wolf (ref: Burnham’s Celestial Handbook, Volume 2, by Robert Burnham Jr.) no doubt from his work with E.E. Barnard on dark nebulae. This image was processed by first removing the stars followed by processing the nebula.
The North America Nebula covers a region more than ten times the area of the full moon, but its surface brightness is low, so normally it cannot be seen with the unaided eye (Wikipedia).
Observation data: J2000.0 epoch
Right ascension: 20h 59m 17.1s
Declination: +44° 31′ 44″
Distance: 2,590 ± 80 ly
Apparent magnitude (V): 4
Apparent dimensions (V): 120 × 100 arcmin
Constellation: Cygnus
Designations: NGC 7000, Sharpless 117, Caldwell 20
Tech Specs: William Optics REDCAT 51 Telescope, ZWO ASI071MC camera running at 0F, 3 Hour Exposure using 5-minute subs, Optolong l-eNhance 2” filter, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro mount, ZWO EAF (ProAstroGear Black-CAT) and ASIAir Pro, guided using a ZWO 30mm f/4 mini guide scope and ZWO 120 mini, processed in PixInsight. Image Date: July 28, 2024. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W59), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
Build for the week 1 "one color" category of the "Style It Up!" contest, hosted by InnovaLUG (...get in on that!) discord.gg/xD5GQdc
Semi-inspired by the "Gunstar" starfighter of "The Last Starfighter" movie.
NGC6960 Narrowband HαO3 in the constellation Cygnus
This photo was taken in the full moon light.
equipment: Takahashi FSQ-106ED, and FLI ML8300 with Astrodon Filters on Takahashi EM-200 Temma 2, autoguided with off-axis guider, Starlightxpress Superstar Autoguider, and MaximDl
exposure: 6 times 1200second for each HaO3 ( 2 binning ) by MaximDl
June 13,2014
site: 2000m above sea level in Subashiri, Mt Fuji, Japan
NGC 7000, also known as the North America Nebula, is an emission nebula located in the constellation Cygnus. The Cygnus Wall represents an area of high star formation in the Gulf of Mexico region of the nebula. This image consists of the hydrogen emission line only, with a bandwidth of 7nm.
Details:
35 x 900s, Bin 1x1
Sensor Temp: -18C
Atik 428EX, Orion 8" F/3.9 Newtonian
Processed in Pixinsight
The Cygnus Wall located in the North America Nebula (NGC 7000)
This was shot early hours of 27th May 2021 with a 100% moon.
I didn’t really know what to point out, I just wanted to shoot some narrowband and to finally test out my coma corrector for the Skywatcher 200 / 1000 newtonian I recently bought.
I used the SharpStar 0.95x coma correct which gives my telescope a focal length of 950mm and F4.75 ratio.
This combo is *delicious*
Can’t wait to get some images out, but I feel it will be Autumn before any of that happens properly.