(Click here to see high resolution version ~1.7MB)
NGC 7000: The North America Nebula
RA:20 58 50, Dec:+44 20 00, mag: ---, Size:120', Dist: 1,900 l.y.
NGC 7000 in Halpha
|
(Click here to see high resolution version ~1.7MB) |
NGC 7000 in wide-field:
(Click here to see high resolution version ~4.1MB) |
||
| Object: | This nebula, in the constellation of Cygnus, does indeed look like the North American continent. It is about 65 l.y. in size. A dark dust lane separates it from the Pelican Nebula (IC 5067/68/70). Both these nebulae are part of a huge complex of gas and dust in this region of the Milky Way. | |
| Exposure: | Ha: 6x600s RGB: 9x600s | |
| Equipment: | Takahashi FSQ106N f/5 refractor. SBIG ST10 CCD. Astronomik 13nm Ha filter. Wide-field shot, co-aligned Takahashi FS60, 0.8 reducer, Canon 40D (filter modded). | |
| Location: | 23rd & 29th Jun 2009 22:30 UT, Oxford UK. | |
| Processing: | Images combined in MaxmimDL, curves & levels in PhotoshopCS. | |