Wallpaper author:
AMAL BIJU
10 Feb 2021
North American Nebula (Advanced Request )
The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb (the tail of the swan and its brightest star). The shape of the nebula r esembles that of the continent of North America , complete with a prominent Gulf of Mexico. It is 2,202 light away from Earth.
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 5070
14 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16083
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 312.75 Dec 44.36667
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................20 Jul 2021 - 11 Dec 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 585 | 6h40m | 41 |
| OIII | 585 | 6h40m | 41 |
| SII | 630 | 7h | 40 |