NGC 7000 North America Nebula (David Norris)

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NGC 7000 North America Nebula

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NGC 7000 North America Nebula

The North America Nebula (NGC 7000)

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.

The nebula shines and it's color comes from its hydrogen (Hα) gas being ionized by ultraviolet radiation from a hot star blocked from view behind a dark cloud. The nebula covers a region more than ten times the area of the full moon, but its surface brightness is so low that it cannot be seen with the unaided eye.

The portion of the nebula resembling Mexico and Central America is known as the Cygnus Wall. This region of the nebula exhibits the most concentrated star formation, where new stars are being born from dense clouds of gas.

The North America nebula is 2,590 light years from Earth and is estimated to be 140 light years across.

Integration: 52 x 300s lights, 20 darks, 30 flats, 60 bias.

Telescope: Askar FRA400 72mm f/5.6 Quintuplet Petzval Flat-Field Astrograph

Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro APS-C CMOS Color Cooled Astronomy Camera

Mount: ZWO AM5

Filter: Antlia ALP-T Dual Narrowband OIII (5nm) & H-a (5nm) Filter

Accessories: ZWO ASIAIR Plus, ZWO EAF

Software: PixInsight

Guiding Telescope: William Optics 50mm UniGuide

Guiding Camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini

Bortle Class: 5

Processing: PixInsight

Captured Oct 4, 6 2022

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Astrometry.net job	6500868
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PixInsight stage	TASK_LOG

RA (center)	20h57m52s.39
RA (top/left)	21h02m35s.86
RA (top/right)	21h02m48s.62
RA (bottom/right)	20h52m56s.70
RA (bottom/left)	20h53m09s.67

Dec (center)	+44°23′36″.4
Dec (top/left)	+43°03′35″.4
Dec (top/right)	+45°42′58″.9
Dec (bottom/right)	+45°42′54″.7
Dec (bottom/left)	+43°03′38″.8

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