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NGC 7000, jprejean
NGC 7000
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NGC 7000

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
NGC 7000, jprejean
NGC 7000
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NGC 7000

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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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). It is named because its shape resembles North America.

Processed from FITs subframes in from Telescope Live using PixInsight.

Captured at IC Astronomy Observatory, Spain.

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NGC 7000, jprejean