Cygnus constellation. Optical image of the northern constellation of Cygnus the Swan (also known as the Northern Cross). The brighter stars of Cygnus

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Cygnus constellation. Optical image of the northern constellation of Cygnus the Swan (also known as the Northern Cross). The brighter stars of Cygnus form the shape of a swan, with Gamma Cygnus (upper left) representing its body, Delta Cygnus (upper right) a wing and the double star Beta Cygnus, or Albireo (bottom right corner), its beak. The white band of the Milky Way, our Galaxy, can be seen running through Cygnus.

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Photo credit: © JOHN SANFORD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: albireo, astronomy, astrophysics, beta, constellation, cosmology, cosmos, cross, cygnus, field, gamma, image, northern, optical, science, star, starfield, stars, stellar, swan