The North American Nebula
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NGC 7000 The North American Nebula |
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| Date: | September 21, 2003 |
| Exposure: | Ha (3nm) 12000 : 10 x 1200s |
| Processing: | Captured with CCDSoftV5, MaxIm for Image calibration,(16 flats dark subtracted and Sigma Reject combined, 40 bias frames Sigma Reject combined, 20-1200s darks Sigma Reject combined), dead/hot pixel removal, alignment, normalization. Photoshop with OZONE plugin for final processing and jpg conversion. |
| Conditions: | Clear, Mag 3-4 Skies |
| Scope: | AP155EDF, f/7 (1.59 arcsec/pix measured with TheSky), Vixen 102mm Flourite @ f/9 for Guiding. All equipment on a Paramount ME and can be seen here. |
| Camera: | SBIG ST-8XE, -20°, SBIG ST-237A for Guiding |
| Comments: | Started this one after it crossed the meridian and imaged for 3 1/2 hours. To me this is one of the more interesting areas of NGC7000. It is approx. 1600 light years away and is generally classified as a diffuse nebula, or one that is made up of clouds of interstellar matter, namely thin but widespread agglomerations of gas and dust. |