The North America Nebula (NGC 7000) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. 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» 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 nebula complex would be about 1800 light years distance.

Location / Exposure Dates

Mt Parnon - Mauna Keratea Obs August 2016

Telescope

Takahashi FS60 - with TAK FR at f4.2

EQ Mount

Sky Watcher AZ-EQ6 & Astro-Physics 1200 GTO Mounts

Camera

QHY9 KAF 8300 mono CCD

Guiding

Lunatico 250mm - QHY LII - PHD Guiding 

Filters / Exposures

Hα 50x600 sec bin 1x, OIII 36x600 , SII 36x600 bin 1x (mosaic 2 panels)

Total Exposure Time

21 hours

Software

Nebulosity 3, Maxim DL 5, Pixinshight, Photoshop CC.