Nice choice for OOTW! This nebula is also in Neckel and Vehrenberg's Atlas of Galactic Nebulae as GN 20.43.9 (though SIMBAD doesn't include the alias).
I haven't looked for it, but Sue French...
Now, I've never really thought of Cygnus as a summer constellation. Even when the constellation's Alpha star features prominently in the so-called "Summer Triangle" we all have read about ad nauseum...
Akarsh enhanced a PanStarrs g band Image that show the knot that I have been seeing over the last several nights. Last night I tried a Sloan G filter and it made the knot easier to see. It is...
Thanks Scott and Steve for your response. You showed, that this thing is doable, even from the US.
I'm aware of the southern declination but was hoping that the forum consist also from observer...
I have a single observation of the pre-PN Cotton Candy nebula with my 18" Starmaster back in July 2010. The seeing conditions probably weren't great from +41° latitude (Golden State Star Party), and...