Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 5068  ·  IC 5070  ·  NGC 6997  ·  NGC 7000  ·  NGC 7039  ·  North America Nebula  ·  Pelican Nebula  ·  The star 55Cyg  ·  The star 56Cyg  ·  The star 57Cyg  ·  The star 60Cyg  ·  The star ξCyg
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Pelican North America Nebulae, Richard Blake
Pelican North America Nebulae
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Pelican North America Nebulae

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Pelican North America Nebulae

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2600 light years from earth, 140 light years across.  Roughly 9 full Moons across the night sky to the naked eye, if we could see it with unassisted vision.  Glowing hydrogen gas ionized by a hot star buried in the dark part of the nebula.  Located of the tail of Cygnus, near the bright star Deneb.

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Pelican North America Nebulae, Richard Blake