Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
17 Jul 2021
NGC 7000 - The North American Nebula
This is an image of NGC 7000, also known as the North American Nebula. It is an emission nebula about 2,600 light years away in the constellation Cygnus. Also in the image is IC 5070, also known as the Pelican Nebula. It can be seen in the center right of the image.
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 |