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 nebula resembles that of the continent of North America, complete with a prominent Gulf of Mexico. It is sometimes incorrectly called the “North American Nebula”. Cygnus’s Wall is a term for the “Mexico and Central America part” of the North America Nebula. The Cygnus Wall exhibits the most concentrated star formations in the nebula.

Imaging telescopes or lenses: Teleskop Service 10″ Newton F4.8
Imaging cameras: Atik 383L+
Mounts: Astro-Physics Mach 1 GTO
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Teleskop Service TS Starscope Refractor 90/900mm
Guiding cameras: Orion StarShoot Autoguider
Focal reducers: ASA 2″ x 0,73 Corrector/Reducer 2KORRR
Software: PixInsight PixInsinght 1.8 RC7
Filters: Baader Planetarium Ha 7nm, Baader Planetarium SII 8nm, Baader Planetarium OIII 8.5nm
Dates: Aug. 24, 2013, Sept. 13, 2013
Frames:
Baader Planetarium Ha 7nm: 20×300″ -20C bin 1×1
Baader Planetarium OIII 8.5nm: 20×300″ -20C bin 2×2
Baader Planetarium SII 8nm: 20×300″ -20C bin 2×2
Integration: 5.0 hours
Darks: ~10
Flats: ~20
Flat darks: ~20
Bias: ~20

Autor: Pekka Simell

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