Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  62 Cyg  ·  IC 5070  ·  NGC 6989  ·  NGC 6997  ·  NGC 7000  ·  North America Nebula  ·  Pelican Nebula  ·  The star 56 Cyg  ·  The star 57 Cyg  ·  The star ξ Cyg
North America Nebula in SHO, awilliams
North America Nebula in SHO
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North America Nebula in SHO

North America Nebula in SHO, awilliams
North America Nebula in SHO
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North America Nebula in SHO

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North America and Pelican Nebula captured in SHO. I think the final balance of colours here looks a bit like a blue sea and golden beaches. This was first light for my 2600MM and my first time shooting narrow band.

For the stars I tried something new for me. After processing I extracted star mask using starnet and used this to aggressively erode the stars in the final image to produce a nearly starless image. I then used pixel math to combine the original with the eroded version in a diagonal gradient from the top left to bottom right. The end result preserves the cloud of stars at the top of the nebula while allowing the other regions like the Cygnus wall to stand out more from the stars.

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North America Nebula in SHO, awilliams