NGC 7000

Diffuse Nebula NGC 7000

(= H V.37 ?

= Caldwell 20)

in Cygnus

North America Nebula

Right Ascension	20 : 58.8 (h:m)
Declination	+44 : 20 (deg:m)
Distance	1.6 (kly)
Apparent Dimension	120 x 100 (arc min)

This nebula is lying 3 degrees from bright Deneb, alpha Cygni. Some people

claim it may be visible to the naked eye under good, dark conditions, and a

preferred object for amateur astrophotographers. The distance to the North

America Nebula is estimated at 1,600 light years.

The North America Nebula was perhaps detected by

William Herschel.

Our photo is courtesy of

Dr. Andjelko Glivar,

Donja Stubica, Croatia, who obtained it “piggyback” on his C8 with a

Tele 200mm/f:3.5, on Fujicolor super G plus 800, 25 min. exposure time.

In John Caldwell’s observing list.

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Hartmut Frommert

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Christine Kronberg

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Last Modification: 29 Mar 1998, 12:20 MET