Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 5070  ·  NGC 6989  ·  NGC 6997  ·  NGC 7000  ·  North America Nebula  ·  Pelican Nebula  ·  The star 56Cyg  ·  The star 57Cyg
Sh2-117: the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070/IC 5067) and the North America Nebula (NGC 7000), Thomas
Sh2-117: the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070/IC 5067) and the North America Nebula (NGC 7000)
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Sh2-117: the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070/IC 5067) and the North America Nebula (NGC 7000)

Sh2-117: the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070/IC 5067) and the North America Nebula (NGC 7000), Thomas
Sh2-117: the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070/IC 5067) and the North America Nebula (NGC 7000)
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Sh2-117: the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070/IC 5067) and the North America Nebula (NGC 7000)

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Distance approx. 2,590 lightyears

Constellation: Cygnus

My latest Hubble style palette image of Sh2-117. This enourmously huge emission nebula complex is located in the constellation Cygnus. Sh2-117 is about 140 lightyears across. IC 5070 and NGC 7000 are divided by a prominent streak of molecular clouds.

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Sh2-117: the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070/IC 5067) and the North America Nebula (NGC 7000), Thomas