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The North American Nebula (NGC 7000) is a reflection nebula found in Cygnus (The Swan). The full nebula is easliy 2 degrees on a side. It is right next to the Pelican as can be see below.
The image above was taken with the ST-8E camera at f/5 on the FSQ 106N and AP900 from Mistletoe Observatory in Monmouth Oregon. It is a mosaic of six areas taken over six nights (July 20 through July 25, 2009). It is a pure Ha series with a total of 18 hours of exposure. Calibration and alignment were done in MaxIm DL. Final processing was done with Photoshop.
Filter |
Exposure | Count | Binning |
Hydrogen Alpha | 18 hr | 36 x 5 min x 6 areas | 1x1 |