NGC 7000/IC 5070 (The North American and Pelican Nebulae)
Constellation: Cygnus
Distance: 1800 Light Years
A large H II region separated into 2 components by a large dust lane which obscures the O type star that causes the nebula to fluoresce. The larger component, which resembles the shape of North America, is 50 light-years across. (Information from A Year in the Life of the Universe by Robert Gendler, and The 100 Best Astrophotography Targets by Ruben Kier).
Acquisition Data:
9/4/2019, North Branch NY
Camera: ZWO ASI071 Pro, 112 X 150 seconds
Telescope: Stellarvue SVX080T, 0.74 reducer (FL 355 mm)
Mount: Paramount MX
Acquisition: TheSkyX, unguided
Processing: PixInsight
An earlier attempt, from 8/30/2008:
Acquisition Info:
8/30/08, North Branch, NY
32 X 9 minutes
Canon 350D
200 mm lens with 2X extender (FL 400mm, f5.6)
Piggybacked on Nexstar GPS 9.25
This is an image taken at 200mm focal length on 9/4/05:
And a wide field image at focal length of 50 mm on 7/10/05:
