Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 5068  ·  IC 5070  ·  NGC 6989  ·  NGC 6997  ·  NGC 7000  ·  North America Nebula  ·  Pelican Nebula  ·  The star 56Cyg  ·  The star 57Cyg  ·  The star 60Cyg  ·  The star ξCyg
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NGC 7000 - the North American Nebula, Steven E Labkoff, MD
NGC 7000 - the North American Nebula
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NGC 7000 - the North American Nebula

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NGC 7000 - the North American Nebula, Steven E Labkoff, MD
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NGC 7000 - the North American Nebula

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NGC 7000, IC 5070, IC5067 - the North American Nebula, Pelican Nebula complex. This image is a very wide-field image of this target in Cygnus the Swan, the Northern Cross. From Wikipedia:

The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb (the tail of the swan and its brightest star). The shape of the nebula resembles that of the continent of North America, complete with a prominent Gulf of Mexico. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America_Nebula

The Pelican Nebula (also known as IC 5070 and IC 5067[1]) is an H II region associated with the North America Nebula in the constellation Cygnus. The gaseous contortions of this emission nebula bear a resemblance to a pelican, giving rise to its name.[1] The Pelican Nebula is located nearby first magnitude star Deneb, and is divided from its more prominent neighbour, the North America Nebula, by a molecular cloud filled with dark dust.

The Pelican is much studied because it has a particularly active mix of star formation and evolving gas clouds. The light from young energetic stars is slowly transforming cold gas to hot and causing an ionization front gradually to advance outward. Particularly dense filaments of cold gas are seen to still remain, and among these are found two jets emitted from the Herbig–Haro object 555.[1] Millions of years from now this nebula might no longer be known as the Pelican, as the balance and placement of stars and gas will leave something that appears completely different.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelican_Nebula

This image was shot at the #westportastronomicalsociety on June 6, 2021 from 22:00-24:00 hrs.

This was captured with the following settings:

Lights: 51 frames, 120s ISO 1600

Flats: 40 frames

Dark Flats: 40 frames

Darks: 28 frames

Bias: 135 frames

Camera: Nikon D750, astromodified

Telescope: Astrotech 92mm refractor, 505mm Focal Length, Modifier: Starizona Reducer 0.65 (reduced FL by 0.65 to 328mm)

Guide scope: 60mm Astromania refractor

Guide Camera: ASI 120mini

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Guiding: PHD2

Integration: PixInsight

Finishing: Photoshop, Lightroom, and NIK Silver Efex 2.0

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NGC 7000 - the North American Nebula, Steven E Labkoff, MD