While waiting for Orion to rise last week I took a few images of Cygnus which was setting in the west. As with M42, the moon was rather a problem being almost full. Car headlights are a particular problem when looking in this direction and the road is busier than ever. 33 of the 30 second frames (bin 2×2) were useable and I stacked them in Maxim and then processed in PixInsight with a final curves adjustment and sharpen in Photoshop.
Monochrome only I’m afraid. A colour version may well have to wait until next year as Cygnus is getting rather low in the sky after sunset.
