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North America nebula in Cygnus

author: Sebastian Voltmer/Novapix

reference: a-neb70-00010

Image Size 300 DPI: 27 * 40 cm

NGC 7000 is the North America Nebula in Cygnus. Located just 3 degrees east-southeast of Deneb, the brightest star in Cygnus, this large 2 x 3 degree area of red hydrogen-alpha emission nebulosity is a complex star-forming region choked with gas and obscuring dust. It is located about 1,500 light years away.

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2009 - ASTRONOMY - CYGNUS - EMISSION NEBULA - LDN 935 - NEBULA - NGC 6997 - NGC 7000 - NORTH AMERICA - OPEN CLUSTER - STAR - STAR CLUSTER -