Cygnus X-1 (disambiguation)

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Cygnus X-1 is an X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus.

Cygnus X-1 may also refer to:

[edit] Music

• In 1977 Rush recorded a song about a fictional space voyage to Cygnus X-1. The song appears on the album A Farewell to Kings. A followup, "Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres" is featured on the 1978 Rush album Hemispheres, which explores the possibilities on the other side of Cygnus X-1, placing a much greater emphasis on symbolism. The Cygnus X-1 duology consists of Book I: The Voyage and Book II: Hemispheres.

• Bethany Curve's 1998 album Gold also included a track entitled "Cygnus X-1".

• In 2001, Weezer demoed an instrumental song called "Cygnus X-1" for their fourth album Maladroit. [1]

• Technical metal band Alarum also featured a song titled "Cygnus X-1" on their 2004 album Eventuality....

• A line in The Homosexuals' song "Neutron Lover" mentions Cygnus X-1.

• "Superstring" and "The Orange Theme" were popular trance songs in the late 1990's, released by Matthias Hoffmann under the alias Cygnus X.