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North American Nebula, Steve Pratley
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North American Nebula

North American Nebula, Steve Pratley
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North American Nebula

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Yet another challenging target to get from our southern skies. The North American Nebula (NGC7000) has this name due to its resemblance to shape of North America. I know all of my northern hemisphere astro mates are thinking … derrr but you don’t really see this in our southern skies. I took this shot while at the Northern Sydney Astronomical Society star party in the Hunter Valley last weekend (19th August). At this time max altitude was a super ridiculously low 12 degrees on the horizon… yeah that’s low and that means tough shooting due to crappy skies. To make it worse, there was a wild fire blowing directly through this target. Despite all of that, here it is.. the best I could manage with 2 hours and 44 minutes of data.

 - skywatcher esprit 100/ 10 Micron GM1000
 - ASI 2600MM Pro (~2.8 hours of integration)
 - PLL Esatto 3”
 - ASI 174MM guide camera
 - PLL Eagle w/ Ecco
 - Antilia Filter set
 O3 - 10x300
 S2 - 10x300
 Ha - 12x300
 RGB stars
 - Adobe Photoshop and Pixinsight #astrophotography #huntervalley #nightphotography #nightsky #nightskyphotography #northamerica #northamericannebula

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North American Nebula, Steve Pratley