Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  56 Cyg  ·  57 Cyg  ·  B353  ·  B355  ·  IC 5070  ·  NGC 6989  ·  NGC 6996  ·  NGC 6997  ·  NGC 7000  ·  North America Nebula  ·  Pelican Nebula  ·  Sh2-117  ·  The star 56 Cyg  ·  The star 57 Cyg
NGC 7000 and IC 5070 - The North America and Pelican Nebulae, Eli Hazen
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NGC 7000 and IC 5070 - The North America and Pelican Nebulae

NGC 7000 and IC 5070 - The North America and Pelican Nebulae, Eli Hazen
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NGC 7000 and IC 5070 - The North America and Pelican Nebulae

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Was able to get some nice data during a beautifully clear night! Image was edited with the SHO color palette, I tried not to overdo the blue. I think it came out pretty well!

Description via NASA [North America and the Pelican | Science Mission Directorate (nasa.gov)]:
Fans of our fair planet might recognize the outlines of these cosmic clouds. On the left, bright emission outlined by dark, obscuring dust lanes seems to trace a continental shape, lending the popular name North America Nebula to the emission region cataloged as NGC 7000. To the right, just off the North America Nebula's east coast, is IC 5070, whose avian profile suggests the Pelican Nebula. The two bright nebulae are about 1,500 light-years away, part of the same large and complex star forming region, almost as nearby as the better-known Orion Nebula. At that distance, the 3 degree wide field of view would span 80 light-years.

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NGC 7000 and IC 5070 - The North America and Pelican Nebulae, Eli Hazen