Object Information:                     NGC 7000 (The North American Nebula),
                                                   Constellation - Cygnus
                                                   Distance -  an estimated 3,000 light years,

Description:                                This emission nebula lives up to its name. The Pelican Nebula can also be seen to the lower right with the "Pelican" looking toward NGC 7000.  This object can be seen through binoculars as a milky patch east of the star Deneb in Cygnus.

Imaged at:                                  San Diego Astronomy Association Site in Tierra Del Sol, San Diego County, California.
                                                  Elevation - 4000 feet

Equipment:                                 Optics - Takahashi E-160 at f/3.3
                                                  Mount - Losmandy G-11,
                                                  Camera - Nikon FM2 35 mm,

Exposure Information:                July 22, 2001
                                                  A sum of 4 stacked exposures of 30 minutes each for a total exposure time of 120 minutes,

Guiding:                                     SBIG ST-7

Film:                                          Kodak E200 push processed 1 stop,

Image Acquisition Software:       N/A,

Image Processing:                      All data frames were scanned at 4000 dpi with a Polaroid Sprint Scan 4000 then registered and stacked with Picture Window Pro.  Final processing, which included application of a gradient mask, and re-sampling for web publication was performed with Photoshop 5.0.

Image Processing Software:       Picture Window Pro, Adobe Photoshop.

Additional Notes:                       Credit is also due to Chris Cook, Dave Kodama, and Jim Janusz who kindly offered advice which helped create the finished product.  The image below is a cropped and highly magnified section of the above photo and taken from the star field at the center of the nebulosity.  This photo illustrates the optical quality of the Takahashi Epsilon line of astrographs.

 

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