North America Nebula, NGC 7000 South

This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic camera on the KPNO 0.9m-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. 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. The image was generated with observations in Hydrogen alpha (red), Oxygen [OIII] (green) and Sulfur [SII] (blue) filters. In this image, North is up, East is to the left. An image of the eastern part of the nebula is also available on this website.

Credit:

T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

About the Image

Id:noaoann15004a
Type:Observation
Release date:April 15, 2015
Related announcements:noaoann15004
Size:8022 x 8183 px

About the Object

Name:NGC 7000, North America Nebula
Constellation:Cygnus
Category:Nebulae

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Coordinates

ObjectValue
Position (RA):20 59 13.28
Position (Dec):43° 25' 2.56"
Field of view:56.74 x 57.95 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.3° right of vertical


Colors & filters

BandWave-lengthTele-scope
Optical
Sll
672 nmWIYN 0.9-meter Telescope
Mosaic I
Optical
Olll
499 nmWIYN 0.9-meter Telescope
Mosaic I
Optical
Ha
656 nmWIYN 0.9-meter Telescope
Mosaic I