Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 5070  ·  NGC 6997  ·  NGC 7000  ·  North America nebula  ·  Pelican nebula  ·  The star 57Cyg  ·  The star 60Cyg  ·  The star ξCyg
North America Nebula NGC 7000, Tom Wildoner
North America Nebula NGC 7000
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North America Nebula NGC 7000

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The North America Nebula (NGC 7000) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus close to the star Deneb. You can tell by the image where the name came from. This image was taken on August 14, 2014 and consists of 8 frames with a total exposure time of 10 minutes. Equipment used includes a Canon 6D, Canon 400mm lens and iOptron equatorial mount. Images were stacked using DeepSkyStacker, stretched using ImagesPlus and final edits done using Corel PaintShop Pro X5 and X6.

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North America Nebula NGC 7000, Tom Wildoner