North America Nebula (NGC 7000)
A continent of hydrogen and dust near Deneb.
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Buy in the shopAbout the object
The North America Nebula (NGC 7000) in Cygnus lies about 2,600 light years away. Its shape is a coincidence – the 'Gulf of Mexico' is a dark lane of dust hiding part of the glowing hydrogen behind it.
How the image was made
- Captured
- 3 October 2025 (start, several nights)
- Total exposure
- 6 h 45 min (81 × 300 s)
- Camera
- ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
- Focal length
- 448 mm
- Mount
- ZWO AM5N
- Location
- Banská Bystrica, Slovakia (home observatory)
- Calibration & stacking
- Siril 1.4.0-beta4
- Processing
- Adobe Lightroom 8.5.1 (Windows)
Data from the original file’s metadata or from the author.