NGC 7000 East
NGC 7000, also known as the North America Nebula, is a giant emission nebula in the constellation of Cygnus. This image shows the eastern part of the nebula, where beautiful dust lanes are visible. The dust is slowly being eroded and blown away by the light from stars embedded in the nebula. An image of the southern part of the nebula is also available on this website.
| Observatory: | WIYN Observatory Kitt Peak, Arizona |
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| Telescope: | WIYN 0.9-Meter |
| Instrument: | Mosaic I |
| Astronomer: | T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) |
| Date of Observation: | 06-16-2000 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | Hydrogen-alpha (red), Oxygen [OIII] (green) and Sulfur [SII] (blue) |
| Exposure Times: | 5x5min in each filter |
| Location of Image: | Cygnus |
| Field of View: | 36.8 x 32.4 arcmin |
| Orientation: | North is left, East is down |
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