North America Nebula - NGC 7000
Commonly called the North America Nebula because of it's shape, NGC 7000 is located in the constellation of Cygnus. This image was taken using 3 narrowband filters concentrating on Oxygen, Sulfer and Hydrogen Alpha. It was assembled using similar techniques to those of the Hubble Space Telescope images. |
| Telescope: Astro-Physics 160mm EDF f7.5 @ f7.7 | Designation: NGC 7000 |
Mount: Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
Constellation: Cygnus |
| Camera: Apogee U16M with Gen II Astrodon Filters | Distance: Approx 2200 Light Years |
| Guiding: SBIG ST402 via Mini Borg 60mm | Type: Emission Nebula |
| Exposure: 22 Total Hours - Ha, OIII, SII and RGB | Position: R.A. 20 hr 59 min , Dec +440 31' |
| Processed using CCDStack, PhotoShop CS3 | Date: July 2011 |
| Acquisition: CCDAutopilot/CCDSoft/The Sky 6/M1OASYS | Location: Deerlick Astronomy Village |