Nebulosity surrounding the supergiant star Gamma Cygni at the center of the Northern Cross.
The two brighter sections of nebulosity to the left of Gamma are called the Butterfly Nebula and have the designation IC 1318.

Taken on 6/1/08

Orion ED80 and WO 0.8 FF/FR
CGE mount ST-4 guided
Modified Canon 350XT with Baader UHC-S and IR/UV filters
42*180 second 1600 iso sub exposures
30 flat/dark/bias

Seeing average, transparency above average, LVM 4.7