NGC 7000
North America Nebula in Cygnus

80mm f/5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with 0.5 focal reducer and Astronomik UHC filter
Exposure = 10-25 sec, Live Stacked frames = 15-25 (40 total), Gain = 44 of 250

This image was taken with the 80mm scope to get a wider view (2 x 3 degrees) and a better perspective on the North America shape, with the dark “Gulf of Mexico” in the center. The brighter orange ridge visible in “Central America” is the Cygnus Wall, the north-eastern (left) end of which is the portion that is visible at the bottom of this image. The southern end of the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070) is visible at top-right. There is a small cluster of stars above the “Gulf of Mexico,” approximately in the location of ‘Washington DC,” called NGC 6997 – various sources indicate this cluster is a couple of hundred light years beyond/behind the North America Nebula.

North at 10 o’clock, East at 7 o’clock
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