Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7000  ·  North America nebula  ·  The star 57Cyg
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The Cygnus Wall of NGC7000, Randal Healey
The Cygnus Wall of NGC7000
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The Cygnus Wall of NGC7000

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The Cygnus Wall of NGC7000, Randal Healey
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The Cygnus Wall of NGC7000

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This image is a blend of HOS and SHO data and RGB for star color.

The prominent ridge of emission featured in this image is known as the Cygnus Wall. Part of a larger emission nebula with a distinctive shape popularly called The North America Nebula, the ridge spans about 10 light-years along an outline that suggests the western coast of Mexico. Constructed from narrowband image data, the cosmic close-up maps emission from sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms to red, green, and blue colors. The result highlights the bright ionization front with fine details of dark, dusty forms in silhouette. Sculpted by energetic radiation from the region's young, hot, massive stars, the dark shapes inhabiting the view are clouds of cool gas and dust with stars likely forming within. The North America Nebula itself, NGC 7000, is about 1,500 light-years away. To find it, look northeast of bright star Deneb in the high flying constellation Cygnus.

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