North America & Pelican Nebulae
North America & Pelican Nebulae
This is an SHO image of the North America and Pelican Nebulae found in the constellation of Cygnus. Having an apparent magnitude of 4 but low surface brightness, the North America Nebula covers more than 10 times the surface area of the full moon as seen from Earth. Lying 2590 light years away, these Nebulae span about 140 light years across.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
SPA-1 & SPA-2 (FSQ-106ED & FSQ-106 EDX4)
Camera
FLIPL 16083
Location
Spain
Date of observation
Accumulated and stacked from previous sessions : May 07, May 19, June 12, July 20, July 21, July 24, July 25
Filters
HSO
Processing
Pixinsight
Credits
Telescope Live
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