North America and Pelican



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NGC7000 and IC5070, aka North America and Pelican nebulae, are part of a wide HII emitting region called W80/DR27 in Cygnus constellation. The two bright nebulae are separated by a dark dust band named LDN 935, which belongs to the same molecular complex.
Distance from Earth is estimated to be 1960 l.y.
Source Wiki, data DSS-2.


Optic DSS-2
Frame center
 RA 20:56:05 DEC 44:09:35 J2000
Date
 2014/12/02
Exposures R - 12 panels from DSS 60'x60'
G - Synthetic channel
B - 12 panels from DSS 60'x60'
Notes
 12 panels mosaic planned with Mosaic Maker.
NGC7000

NGC7000
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