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NGC 7000 North American Nebula in Cygnus.

by

J.Lodriguss/Novapix

Reference

a-neb70-00001

Date

2006-08-24

It is a very large emission nebula located just 3 degrees east-southeast of Deneb, the bright star near the edge of the right side of the photo. On a dark night under a clear and transparent sky, the North American Nebula can be seen with the unaided eye as a bright patch in the Cygnus Milky Way. To its right is the Pelican Nebula, IC 5070, a much fainter area of nebulosity. The distance to the North America Nebula is estimated at 1,600 light years. The "Gulf of Mexico" region of the North American Nebula, NGC 7000, surrounds the dark nebula LDN935.