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 |
Image Formats
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Coordinates
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
Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
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Optical Sll | 672 nm | WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
Optical Olll | 499 nm | WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
Optical Ha | 656 nm | WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope Mosaic I |