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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 remarkable shape of the nebula resembles that of the continent of North America, complete with a prominent Gulf of Mexico.
The portion of the nebula resembling Mexico and Central America is known as the Cygnus Wall. This region exhibits the most concentrated star formation.
The North America Nebula and the nearby Pelican Nebula (IC 5070) are parts of the same interstellar cloud of ionized hydrogen (H II region). Between the Earth and the nebula complex lies a band of interstellar dust that absorbs the light of stars and nebulae behind it, and thereby determines the shape as we see it. The distance of the nebula complex is not precisely known, nor is the star responsible for ionizing the hydrogen so that it emits light. If the star inducing the ionization is Deneb, as some sources say, the nebula complex would be about 1,800 light-years distance, and its absolute size (6° apparent diameter on the sky) would be 100 light-years.
Object | NGC7000 North America Nebula with IC5070 Pelican Nebula |
Constellation: | Cygnus |
Position: | RA 20h 59m 17.1s DEC +44° 31′ 44″ |
Apparent Size: | 120 × 100 arcmins |
Apparent Magnitude: | +4.0 |
Distance in light years: | 1600 ly |
Photo Data | |
Date of Expose: | 26.08.2016, 20:50 UTC |
Location: |
Knottenried/Oberallgäu/Germany (1002m ASL) GPS: 47°36’13“ N / 10°11’24“ E |
Telescope: | Canon f/2.8 300mm L IS USM I |
Camera: | Sony A7Ra (astromodified) @ T sensor = +16.7°C ! |
Field of View: | 6.85° x 4.58° |
Pixel Scale/Resolution: | 3.34 arcsec/px |
Expose frames/times: | ISO 3200, RAW 10x30s, 4 darks |
Total expose: | 5 min 0s |
Filter: | no |
Mount: | FS2 |
Software: | DSS 3.3.4, Photoshop CC |
Remarks: | my very first astro photo |
© Photos by Peter Cerveny
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