NGC 7000

NGC 7000
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NGC 7000

The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in Cygnus, close to Deneb. It is named because its shape resembles North America. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1786. Herschel described the object as “faint milky nebulosity scattered over this space, in some places pretty bright.” Max Wolf, a German astrophotographer, is credited with describing it shape as resembling North America in 1890.

NGC 7000 is part of the same interstellar cloud as the Pelican Nebula. The two are separated by a dark band of dust. Stewart Sharpless cataloged the two nebulas as Sh2-117.

Distance: 2,590 LY
Apparent Magnitude: 4
Dimensions: 120 x 100 arcmin
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
SPA-1-CMOS: Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
QHY 600M Pro
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
Oria, Almería, Spain
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
May, June, & Nov 2023
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
Halpha, OIII, & SII
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
PixInsight, Used a Foraxx Palette
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credits
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