The North America Nebula Region

NGC7000  IC5070

The North America Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus.  Its' remarkable shape resembles North America complete with Gulf of Mexico.
This a very large nebula but has a very low surface brightness and can be difficult to see.  Binoculars will show a foggy patch near the star Deneb.
Next to it is the Pelican Nebula.


IMAGE DETAILS:  North America Nebula Area Mosaic
TTaken at Starbase 5  September 2008
Telescope:  Takahashi Epsilon 180ED
Mount:   Losmandy G11 w/ Astrometric Skywalker GOTO
Camera:  Starlight Xpress SXV-H9C
Total Exposure Time:  7 hours
This is a mosaic comprised of 13 images each being 35 minutes






Compare with this image taken from Starbase 6 and the KICK 1 telescope
a year later......

IMAGE DETAILS:  North America Nebula Area
TTaken at Starbase 6  September 2009
Telescope:  Takahashi FSQ ED with reducer
Mount:   Paramount ME
Camera:  SBIG STL 11000M
Total Exposure Time:  5 hours
This is a composite image taken through Hydrogen Alpha
and RGB  Baader filters
HaRGB 2:1:1:1 hours





Below is a Hydrogen Alpha layer taken through the Takahashi Epsilon 180 in a vertical orientation.
A 30 minute test shot.