Ruud de Vries - Dutch Backyard Astrophotography

Fighting light pollution.....

NGC 7000

The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb (the tail of the swan and its brightest star). The remarkable shape of the nebula resembles that of the continent of North America, complete with a prominent Gulf of Mexico. Read more.


NCG 7000, Hubble colors

Telescope
TS 90/600
Telescope
Esprit 120ED APO Triplet
Camera
Atik one 6.0
Mount
Skywatcher Eq6-R
Flattener
TSFlat2,5
Guiding camera
Starlight Xpress Lodestar
OAG
TS 2" Off Axis Guider
Exposure
30 * 420 sec Ha, 27 * 600 sec Ha, 13 * 600 sec OIII