SH2-117 - North America, Cygnus Wall and Pelican Nebulae (SHO) (Jim Mauck)

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SH2-117 - North America, Cygnus Wall and Pelican Nebulae (SHO)

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This is a nebulous region located to the west of Deneb, the brightest star in the Cygnus "the swan" constellation, prominent in the northern summer view of the Milky Way. The region, identified as SH2-117, is ~2,600 lightyears distant and ~140 lightyears across and features the Cygnus Wall Nebula (lower), North America Nebula (middle) and Pelican Nebula (upper). The region appears highlighted by gases and dust patches. Gases, mostly hydrogen but also helium, oxygen and nitrogen, emit light from high energy radiation of nearby hot, young stars. Dust can appear to glow as bright reflections of nearby stars and also as dark cloudy patches. The prominently blue and gold colors, commonly referred to as the Hubble Palette, were chosen to especially contrast the regions of different types of emission and reflection nebulae. The image is composed of over 12 hours of data captured with an 11" telescope on July 29 & 30, 2022 in Door County, Wisconsin, USA.

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RA (center)	20h56m28s.49
RA (top/left)	20h44m57s.74
RA (top/right)	20h57m10s.49
RA (bottom/right)	21h08m18s.47
RA (bottom/left)	20h55m49s.67

Dec (center)	+44°17′24″.7
Dec (top/left)	+43°28′42″.5
Dec (top/right)	+46°30′52″.1
Dec (bottom/right)	+45°01′46″.1
Dec (bottom/left)	+42°03′55″.6

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