Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6989  ·  NGC 6997  ·  NGC 7000  ·  North America Nebula  ·  The star 57Cyg  ·  The star 60Cyg  ·  The star ξCyg
North America Nebula, Jon Benignus
North America Nebula
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North America Nebula

North America Nebula, Jon Benignus
North America Nebula
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North America Nebula

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20 subs @f5.6

Found an old lens on ebay for $50. The Asahi Takumar SMC 200mm f4 Prime Lens was made back in the early 1970s and has low chromatic aberrations when you step it down to f5.6. Perfect for big deep sky objects. Wow, I can really do astrophotography for less than $1000. I was not so sure about the diffraction spikes ... but they are growing on me.

First attempt at a really dark site ... got lost with all the stars. My astronomer wife told me how to find the North America Nebula without using a GOTO scope. I was stunned about how well this shot came out!

BTW, we stayed at the Red Rock RV Park because we could live in a full service RV Park and do astronomy in really dark skies. We chose Red Rock because they have their own Clear Sky Chart and are 20 miles away from Yellowstone NP!

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North America Nebula, Jon Benignus