Variable star V1331 Cyg in the upper left highlights this interesting area, which sits in a dense Cygnus starfield. It is a young mag 12 star which is partly encircled by a an unusual yellow reflection nebulae, an arc of dust irradiated by the star that created it. It sits at the tip of a finger of dark nebula, LDN 981. It is 2600 light years distant. The prominent blue star is Mag 5 HIP 103530 which appears to have some associated reflection as well.

Luminance Data:

Imaging Camera: QSI640wsg
Imaging Scope: Celestron 9.25"Edge HD at f/7
Guide Camera: SX Lodestarx2
Mount: Avalon M-Uno Fast Reverse
Filters: Astrodon Gen II LRGB
Exposure: 3 hours luminance, 180 second subs
Capture: APT
Processing: CCD Stack and PS CC
Date: 6/21/20
Sky conditions: Below average seeing, bortle white skies, SQM 17.8 mag/arc-sec2
Location: My front driveway. Morristown, NJ

Color Data:
Imaging camera: QSI 540 wsg.
Imaging Scope: Tak FSQ85
Mount: Avalon M Uno
Filters: Astrodon Gen II LRGB
Exposure: 6 hours Luminance (5 minute subs) 60 minutes each RGB (5 minute subs).Bin x 1
Processing: CCD stack and Photoshop CS2
Dates: 7/16/17 and 6/15/19
Location: My front driveway, Morristown, NJ