Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  56 Cyg  ·  57 Cyg  ·  62 ksi Cyg  ·  B349  ·  B355  ·  IC 5070  ·  NGC 6989  ·  NGC 6996  ·  NGC 6997  ·  NGC 7000  ·  North America Nebula  ·  Pelican Nebula  ·  Sh2-117  ·  The star 56Cyg  ·  The star 57Cyg  ·  The star ξCyg
The North American and Pelican Nebulae, Gabe Shaughnessy
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The North American and Pelican Nebulae

The North American and Pelican Nebulae, Gabe Shaughnessy
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The North American and Pelican Nebulae

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The North American, NGC 7000, and Pelican Nebula, IC 5070, are emission nebulae in the constellation Cygnus, and lie about 1600-1800 light years away. NGC 7000 is very bright, shining at magnitude 4, but its brightness is spread out over its large size, roughly four times the size of the moon, making it quite difficult to see visibly. The Cygnus wall is prominently shown and corresponds to the Mexico/Central American region of North America. Both the Cygnus wall and the Pelican Nebula have very active regions of star formation. The rift between these two objects is caused by intervening interstellar dust that extinguishes the light on its way to us.

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