NGC7000_2012-09-08

Nebulae - NGC 7000

R.A.: 20h 59m 17.1s
Dec.: +44° 31' 44"

The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb (the tail of the swan and its brightest star). The remarkable shape of the emission nebula resembles that of the continent of North America, complete with a prominent Gulf of Mexico. The North America Nebula and the nearby Pelican Nebula, (IC 5070) are in fact parts of the same interstellar cloud of ionized hydrogen (H II region). Discovered by William Herschel on October 24th 1786 from Slough England.

NGC 7000 – North America Nebula

Date/time:
07.09.2012 and 08.09.2012
Ambient conditions: 10°C, transparency 5/5, seeing 4/5, late moon
Location: Trier, Germany

Equipment:
Optics: FSQ-106ED f/5
Mount: ASA DDM60
Guiding: no guider
Camera: SXVF-M25C
Filter: IDAS LPS

Acquisition:
Software: Maxim DL 5
FOV, Image scale: 153 x 101 arcmin, 3.03 arcs/pixel
Sub-exposures: 5h (60 x 5min) acquired without dithering
Calibration frames: 50 x 0.1s flats, bias

Processing:
MaximDL: calibration, registering, SDMask stacking
Images Plus 3.75: DDP
CS5: Small curves and levels adjustments, Noiseware Professional, Match color

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