NGC 7000 South
NGC 7000, also known as the North America Nebula, is a giant emission nebula in the constellation of Cygnus. This image shows only the southern tip of the nebula (the Mexico part of the nebula).The nebula is being energized by the light from stars embedded within. An image of the eastern part of the nebula is also available on this website.
| Observatory: | Kitt Peak National Observatory Kitt Peak, Arizona |
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| Telescope: | KPNO 4-Meter |
| Instrument: | Mosaic I |
| Astronomer: | T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOAO/AURA/NSF) |
| Date of Observation: | 10-10-2011 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | B (blue), V (green), I (orange) and Hydrogen-Alpha (red) |
| Exposure Times: | 5x5min in B, 5x3min in V and I, 5x10min in H-alpha |
| Location of Image: | Cygnus |
| Field of View: | 34.9 x 38.0 arcmin |
| Orientation: | North is up, East is left |
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