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Observation by Mike Greenhill-Hooper: North America and Pelican Nebulae in SHO...

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Mike Greenhill-Hooper

Observer

Mike Greenhill-Hooper

Observed

2026 Aug 18 - 21:00

Uploaded

2026 Aug 25 - 13:17

Objects

The North America Nebula (NGC7000)
IC5070

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 20h55m
Dec: +43°58'
Position angle: +1°16'

Field size

5°04' × 4°56'

Equipment
  • 135mm Samyang lens (f/2.8) on ASI294MMPro all on SkyWatcher NEQ6
  • 7nm Ha, SII and OIII filters
Exposure

10x300s for each filter; camera gain 121, offset 10, T=-10C

Location

Miradoux, S.W. France

Target name

NGC7000 and IC5070

Title

North America and Pelican Nebulae in SHO wide field

About this image

Mount and camera controlled using APT; images treated with Affinity Photo, Siril, GraXpert and Cosmic Clarity. Processed as SHO Hubble palette (S=SII=R, H=Ha=G, O=OIII=B; RGB). Darks calibrated.

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