By Nina Gorenstein | 2021-08-04
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On 07/30/2021 11:26 pm by Irwin Seidman| Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
The North America Nebula (NGC 7000, Caldwell 20) is a hydrogen emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. It is about 2,200 light years away from our sun and measures roughly 100 light years across. The bright smaller nebula just to the right of NGC 7000 is the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070) and falling out of the frame in the lower right corner is IC 5068. Also seen in the image are the stars Cygnus 56, 57, 60 and 62 as well as open star clusters NGC 7039, NGC 6997, NGC 6996 and NGC 6989.
• William Optics ZenithStar 61 Doublet Refractor
• Optolong L-Pro Light Pollution Filter
• Nikon D750
• Skywatcher HEQ5
• No guide scope
• Astro Pixel Processor (stacking and calibration)
• Starnet++ (star/nebulosity separation)
• Adobe Photoshop (editing and cropping)
