North American(NGC7000) and Pelican Nebula (IC5070) This is a large emission nebula in the Cygnus area of our Milky Way galaxy. It is around 140 lights years across and even at 2600 light years from earth it covers an area of the sky equivalent to ten full moons. Unfortunately, it is too dim to see with the naked eye, although there are reports of it being visible from dark desert areas in Iraq. It can be seen as a fuzzy patch of light with binoculars from a dark area. The American nebula is named after the Cygnus wall which appears similar in shape to the Mexico, Central America, area. The Pelican bears some similarity to the head of a Pelican. This area is an active star forming area, particularly in the Cygnus Wall where stars as young as 100,000 years exist. Size: 140 Light Years Distance from Earth: 2600 Light Years
Target : NGC7000 American and Pelican Nebula Date : 2023-12-14 Scope : CFF 135/926 Mount : EQ6R-Pro (DFO StellarDrive) Camera : QHY600 Lite Filters : Chroma (3nm) • Ha : 21 x 600s • OIII : 23 x 600s • SII : 22 x 600s Total Integration : 11 hours Data captured during six sessions in August 2022. This is a reprocess of the 2022 data, undertaken in December 2023 and a much better result than that achieved in 2022.
Target : NGC7000 American and Pelican Nebula Date : 2022-10-08 Scope : CFF 135/926 Mount : EQ6R-Pro (DFO StellarDrive) Camera : QHY600 Lite Filters : Chroma (3nm) • Ha : 21 x 600s • OIII : 23 x 600s • SII : 22 x 600s Total Integration : 11 hours Data captured during six sessions in August.
Target : The Elephant's Trunk Nebula
Date : 2017-08-26
Scope : SW Esprit 80/400
Mount : HEQ5
Camera : Nikon D750 (unmodded)
Filters : None
• OSC : 3 x 600s1200s
Total Integration : 0.5 hours
This is a standard colour image from a DSLR.