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Friday, October 4, 2019

NGC 7000 – North America Nebula


NGC 7000 – North America Nebula
The North America Nebula can be found 3 degrees east of Deneb. Xi Cygni (ξ Cyg) magnitude +3.7 star is located at its southeastern edge (Near left-center of the image). Since very large, it can be observable with 7x50 binoculars.


The Cygnus Wall
The Cygnus Wall is a portion of the North American Nebula. The nebula is approximately 1,500 light years from Earth, and the Cygnus Wall spans about 20 light years. The Wall exhibits the most concentrated star formations in the nebula.

Takahashi FSQ85-EDX with reducer 0.73x (f/3.86); SBIG ST-8300M with FW5-8300 (-10 C); Baader Hydrogen Alpha 7 nm filter (7 * 5 min, binning 1x1); Takahashi EM-200 Temma 2M; Guiding with 50 mm Orion StarShoot AutoGuider; QHY PoleMaster; PHD2, TheSky MaxIm DL, and Photoshop CS, Mill Creek MetroParks, OH, September 5, 2019



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