Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 5070  ·  NGC 6989  ·  NGC 6997  ·  NGC 7000  ·  North America Nebula  ·  Pelican Nebula  ·  The star 56 Cyg  ·  The star 57 Cyg
North American and Pelican Nebulas, rpg74133
North American and Pelican Nebulas
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North American and Pelican Nebulas

North American and Pelican Nebulas, rpg74133
North American and Pelican Nebulas
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North American and Pelican Nebulas

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Description

NGC 7000 -- North American Nebula
IC 5067 / IC 5070 -- Pelican Nebula

Object

Type                              Emission Nebula
Constellation               Cygnus
Distance                       2.590 light years (NGC 7000), 1,800 light years (IC 5070)
Magnitude                   4.0 (NGC 7000), 8.0 (IC 5070)
Size                               120 x 100 arc-min (NGC 7000), 60 x 50 arc-min (IC 5070)
Notes                            NGC 7000 is also known as Caldwell 20    

Image

Date                               2020-08-21, 2021-07-12
Place                             Cheddar Ranch Observatory
Exposure Data             SHOCRGB 260:260:280:160:120:120:150 mins @ -30C 
                                       SII 13x20, Ha 13x20, OIII 14x20, C 32x5, Red 24x5, Green 24x5, Blue 30x5 min
Notes                            All filters binned 1x1    

Equipment
Optics                            Takahashi FSQ-106N
Focal Length                530 mm @f/5.0
Mount                            Takahashi NJP
Camera                          SBIG STXL-11002M
Focuser                          RoboFocus
Filters                             FW8G-STXL, AstroDon CRGB (i-series Gen 2), Astrodon Ha (3nm), OIII (3nm), (3nm)
Software                        TheSkyX, FocusMax4, CCDAutopilot 5, CCDStack 2+, PhotoShop CS6, PixInsight 
Reprocessed on 07/17/2023

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North American and Pelican Nebulas, rpg74133