NGC7000 North America Nebula

Constellation: Cygnus        Distance: 2600 lightyears

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Image spcefications:
  • Exposure: 6 hours H-alpha
  • Camera: SBIG ST-8300M, Astrodon 5nm Ha filter
  • Instrument: TEC 140 with field flattener, focal distance 980 mm
  • Mount: Losmandy G11
  • Guiding: SBIG Off Axisguider, Starlight Xpress Lodestar autoguider and PHD
  • Location and date: Overveen 5 October 2016

Image acquisition with ImagesPlus 5.75 Camera Control:
  • 18 Ha of 20 min, binned 1x1
  • 20 Flat fields with flatfield panel
  • 20 Dark frames of 20 min
  • 50 Bias frames

Processing in PixInsight 1.8