Observation by Callum Potter: Gulf of Mexico

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Callum Potter

Observer

Callum Potter

Observed

2026 Oct 19 - 00:12

Uploaded

2026 Oct 20 - 19:53

Objects

The North America Nebula (NGC7000)

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 20^h58^m
Dec: +44°08'
Position angle: +43°07'

Field size

0°42' × 1°16'

Equipment

Seestar S50

Exposure

60 x 10s (10 minutes)

Location

Rousay, Orkney

Target name

North America Nebula

Title

Gulf of Mexico

About this image

Without doing a mosaic the S50 has too small a field of view to capture the North America Nebula.

Here's just the Gulf of Mexico segment in 10 minutes with no LP filter, just the IR cut. SQM was around 21.65 - not the best that can be achieved from here.

Some levels and curves only and converted to black and white for the 'classic' look

Files associated with this observation

Stacked_60_NGC 7000_10.0s_IRCUT_20261019-001241-bw.jpg (392.4 kB)

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