| Designation |
NGC 7000
- The North American Nebula & IC 5067-70 The Pelican
Nebulea
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| Type | Emission Nebula |
| Constellation | Cygnus - "The Swan" |
| Coordinates | Telescope centered at RA '20 56 51' Dec '+ 44 38 44' |
| Magnitude | |
| Size | N.A - 3 degrees by 2.5 degrees, Pelican - 1 d x 1.5 d |
| Distance | 1,800-2,200 light years |
| Dimensions | N.A. estimated at 100 light years across |
| Image Field | 197 x 197 arcminutes |
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Notes:
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This Nebula is very large and faint, but visible with the unaided eye from dark skies, and with widefield telescopes or binoculars. Named due to their distinctive shapes, this large gas cloud of primarily ionized hydrogen gass borders the dense star fields of the Milky Way, just West of the bright star Deneb. |
| The Pelican Nebula is part of the same intestellar cloud of gas and dust. | |
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| Telescopes | Takahashi FS60C f/5.9 on Losmandy G-11 with Gemini L4 |
| Focal Length | 264 mm @ f/4.4 with Takahashi focal reducer |
| Guiding | SXV guidehead through 8" Intes Mak Cass @ f/6 |
| Telescope Control | Maxim DL (V4.5) |
| CCD Camera |
Starlight
Xpress SXV-H16 - USB 2 ExView progressive scan
2048 x 2048
(7.4 uM) pixel array (15.15 x 15.15 active area) -
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| Image Scale | 5.77 arcsec/pixel |
| Filters |
1.25" Astronomik Type II Dichroic IR blocking
filters in True Tech filter wheel: Ha
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| Exposures |
30 minutes total
exposure: 10 minute subs unbinned
Sigma combined in Maxim
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| Calibration | None |
| Processing Software | Maxim DL v4.5, Photoshop CS 2 |
| Location | Chiefland Astronomy Village, FL - 29.393 N , - 82.863 W |
| Date/Time | 10/16/06 |
