The North America Nebula (NGC 7000) & the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070) by Neil Webster

Neil's first Deep Sky image for 18 months.......The North America Nebula & the Pelican Nebula and what a super image it is!

The North America Nebula (NGC 7000) is at the top and the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070) is at the bottom. 

The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to the star Deneb.  It is named the North America Nebula because its shape resembles North America.

''The Pelican Nebula (also known as IC 5070) is an H II region associated with the North America Nebula in the constellation Cygnus. The gaseous contortions of this emission nebula bear a resemblance to a pelican, giving rise to its name. The Pelican Nebula is located nearby first magnitude star Deneb, and is divided from its more prominent neighbour, the North America Nebula, by a foreground molecular cloud filled with dark dust.'' Ref:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelican_Nebula

Neil acquired his image on the 27th Sept 2024 using a WO GT71 apo, EQ6-R, ZWO ASI 294MC Pro, Optolong L-Enhance filter, Astro Essentials 50mm guide scope & ZWO ASI 290MM guide camera.

Processed in APT, PHD, Nebulosity, Photoshop and Star Xterminator

38 x 240s Subs, 12 x darks, 45 x flats/bias

For a more detailed view of Neil's image check out his flicker page at https://www.flickr.com/photos/137388222@N05/54032311437/

NGC 6992 & NGC 891 by Jim Burchell

Two excellent deep sky images taken by Jim Burchell on the 14th Sept 2024 of NGC 6992 and NGC 891 using his Seestar S50 smartcope.

The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated, ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus. It constitutes the visible portions of the Cygnus Loop a supernova remnant.  Sections of the Veil Nebula have their own individual names and catalogue identifiers and NGC6992 is a bright area in the Eastern Veil (also known as Caldwell 33) of the Veil Nebula

The image is made up of 138 x 10 second stacked images. Then processed in Snapseed.

 

''NGC 891 (also known as Caldwell 23, the Silver Sliver Galaxy, and the Outer Limits Galaxy) is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by William Herschel on October 6, 1784.'' Ref:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_891

This image is made up of 48 x 10 sec stacked images. Then processed in Snapseed. Ref:

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