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NGC 7000 is also known as the **North America Nebula**¹²³. It is an **emission nebula** in the constellation Cygnus, about 2,590 light years away from Earth². It was discovered by **William Herschel** in 1792¹.
NGC 7000 is named because its shape resembles the continent of North America, complete with a prominent Gulf of Mexico¹²³. It is part of a large interstellar cloud of ionized hydrogen (H II region) that also includes the Pelican Nebula, separated by a dark band of dust¹. NGC 7000 is ionized by the radiation from the hot star Deneb, which lies nearby¹².
NGC 7000 has a diameter of about **120 x 100 arcminutes** and contains several bright regions and dark lanes of gas and dust¹². It has an apparent magnitude of **4.0** and can be seen with binoculars or a small telescope¹². It appears as a diffuse patch of light near the bright star Xi Cygni¹². It is best seen from the northern hemisphere during summer and autumn months².
Kilde: Samtale med Bing, 18.6.2023
(1) North America Nebula - Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America_Nebula.
(2) Caldwell 20 | NASA.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/caldwell-20/.
(3) Nebulosa Nord America - Wikipedia.
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebulosa_Nord_America.
(4) North America Nebula | Images and facts | BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/nebulae/north-america-nebula-ngc-7000/.
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