NGC 7000 / IC 5070
North America and Pelican Nebulae
A hydrogen-rich coastline in Cygnus
Capture summary
Nebula in Cygnus
6 days in 2022 / Moon 37%
Chroma Blue 36 mm, Chroma Green 36 mm, Chroma H-alpha 5nm Bandpass 36 mm, Chroma OIII 5nm Bandpass 36 mm, Chroma Red 36 mm, Chroma SII 5nm Bandpass 36 mm
Summer target / wide composition
- R 20m 20 x 60s / 21 Oct 2022 / Moon 17%
- G 20m 20 x 60s / 21 Oct 2022 / Moon 17%
- B 20m 20 x 60s / 21 Oct 2022 / Moon 17%
- H-alpha 5h 10m 62 x 300s / 8-9 Oct 2022 / Moon 99%
- SII 2h 25m 29 x 300s / 21 Oct 2022 / Moon 17%
- OIII 7h 40m 92 x 300s / 3 days in 2022 / Moon 21%
- Totals 16h 15m 6 days in 2022 / Moon 37%
The North America and Pelican Nebulae make one of the classic wide-field regions in Cygnus. Dark dust divides the glowing hydrogen clouds into familiar shapes, while the surrounding Milky Way star field gives the whole image a sense of depth.
This frame is built around scale. The narrowband data lets the coastline-like edges, dark lanes, and soft interior glow stand apart without losing the feeling of a huge cloud complex.
Acquisition Data
Technical capture details from the public AstroBin record for this image. View on AstroBin.
- R: 20 x 60s, 20m, 21 Oct 2022, Moon 17%
- G: 20 x 60s, 20m, 21 Oct 2022, Moon 17%
- B: 20 x 60s, 20m, 21 Oct 2022, Moon 17%
- H-alpha: 62 x 300s, 5h 10m, 8-9 Oct 2022, Moon 99%
- SII: 29 x 300s, 2h 25m, 21 Oct 2022, Moon 17%
- OIII: 92 x 300s, 7h 40m, 3 days in 2022, Moon 21%
- Totals: 16h 15m, 6 days in 2022, Moon 37%
Equipment and Software
- Telescope: Explore Scientific ED APO 127mm f/7.5 FCD-100 CF HEX
- Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
- Mount: iOptron CEM60
- Filters: Chroma Blue 36 mm, Chroma Green 36 mm, Chroma H-alpha 5nm Bandpass 36 mm, Chroma OIII 5nm Bandpass 36 mm, Chroma Red 36 mm, Chroma SII 5nm Bandpass 36 mm
- Software: Adobe Photoshop, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight
- Guiding camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini
Target Planner
Nebula in Cygnus; best planned for June through August from New Jersey.
Summer targets often improve later at night as the Milky Way climbs higher.
Assumes a New Jersey backyard horizon and evening imaging.
Emission nebulae are good candidates for narrowband filters; reflection nebulae prefer darker skies.
NGC 7000 / IC 5070 is listed here in Cygnus.
Current frame: Narrowband / Ha, OIII, SII.
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