NGC7000 & IC5070 - The North American and Pelican nebula

NGC7000 & IC5070 in Narrowband

The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. 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 is large, covering an area of more than four times the size of the full moon; but its surface brightness is low, so normally it cannot be seen with the unaided eye. The North America Nebula and the nearby Pelican Nebula, (IC 5070) are in fact parts of the same interstellar cloud of ionized hydrogen. The distance of the nebula complex is though to be approx 1800 light years away.

Details
M: Avalon Linear Fast reverse
T: Takahashi FSQ85 0.73x
C: QSI690-wsg with 3nm Ha filter and Starlight Express Trius M25C

This is a 2x2 pane mosaic for the Ha data
29x1800s in Ha and 35x600s with the OSC camera.

​Details
M: Avalon Linear Fast reverse
T: Takahashi FSQ85 0.73x
C: QSI690-wsg with 3nm Ha filter


This is a 2x2 pane mosaic
29x1800s in Ha
30x1800s in OIII

Total exposure time 29 hours and 30 minutes