Object: The North America and Pelican nebulas - NGC7000 & IC5067-70 in Cygnus
Exposure: Composite of three 35-minute exposures
Processing: Negatives scanned at 3048dpi with a UMAX Powerlook 3000 scanner, blended in Picture Window Pro 2.5 and enhanced in Adobe Photoshop 4.0
Telescope: TeleVue 85mm f/7 APO refractor @ f/5.6
Mount: Losmandy G11
Guiding: SBIG ST-4
Film: gas-hypered 35mm Kodak Pro 400(PPF)
Location: Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona
Date: 5/5/00
Comments: Named after its unmistakable shape of the North American continent, the North America Nebula is one of the largest emission nebulas in the entire sky measuring 3deg x 2.3deg in size. The nebula is visible to the naked eye on only the darkest and clearest nights.
Located due west of NGC7000 is the Pelican Nebula, IC5067-70. The Pelican is also aptly named in that it clearly resembles the side profile of a pelican. The head and beak are especially clear.
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