Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6989  ·  NGC 6997  ·  NGC 7000  ·  North America Nebula  ·  The star 57 Cyg
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American Nebula - 9/1/22, Ed Dixon
American Nebula - 9/1/22
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American Nebula - 9/1/22

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American Nebula - 9/1/22, Ed Dixon
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American Nebula - 9/1/22

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Second cut at an image of the American Nebula, an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus about 2,590 light years away from Earth.  Taken 9/1/22 at home with a iOptron HEM27 mount, William Optics GT 71 scope, 0.8m focal reducer, and Optolong L-Extreme Ha filter.  Guiding using PHD2 with a ZWO ASI120mm-S camera and ZWO 30mm guide scope.  Taken as a series of sixteen 300 seconds exposures using a ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera with gain 200.  Ten darks captured later added and restacked with lights.  Processed with Pixinsight, and Apple Edit.

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    Original
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American Nebula - 9/1/22, Ed Dixon