Observation by Jean M. Dean: Cygnus Wall

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Jean M. Dean

Observer

Jean M. Dean

Observed

2020 May 28 - 00:00

Uploaded

2022 May 08 - 22:55

Objects

The North America Nebula (NGC7000)

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 20^h59^m
Dec: +43°41'
Position angle: -75°15'

Field size

1°17' × 1°01'

Equipment

Takahashi FSQ106 Refractor
Starlight Xpress Trius 814 mono CCD

Exposure

Total Integrated Imaging time of 28 hours

Location

Guernsey

Target name

The Cygnus Wall in NGC 7000

Title

Cygnus Wall

About this image

The image is constructed from narrow band data (Ha, SII and OIII) to highlight the ionised gasses, particularly the typically reddish glow from the hydrogen atoms and visual wavelengths for natural star colours.

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