The Cygnus constellation seen from Palomar, featuring the North America Nebula, gamma Cygni Nebula, Deneb, the Crescent and other galactic jewels

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This image was created from photographic material taken with the Oschin Telescope at Mount Palomar Observatory, forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

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Photo credit: © Davide De Martin / Alamy / Afripics
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