The North America Nebula (NGC 7000) is the bright nebula at center. To its right, the dimmer nebula is the Pelican (IC 5070). Both are located in the constellation Cygnus, high overhead from mid-northern latitudes during the summer and early fall. They are located near the brightest star in Cygnus, Deneb, which is the bright star to their right.
• Date: September 7,
2002
• Exposure: 60 minutes + 60 minutes
• Lens: 200 mm Olympus @ f/8
• Guiding: SBIG STV
• Camera: Olympus OM-1
• Film: Kodak Supra 400 (not hypered)
• Scanned: Hewlett Packard S20
• Processing:
Two images combined in RegiStar. Adjusted curves and levels in Adobe Photoshop 6.
Grain reduction with BGSmooth.