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North America nebula in Cygnus
author: J.Lodriguss/Novapix
reference: a-neb70-00009
Image Size 300 DPI: 21 * 32 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 and is about 50 light years wide. Three open clusters are associated with the the North America Nebula: NGC 6989 in the north-west part of the nebula, NGC 6996 in the north, and NGC 6997 in the west. LDN 935 is the dark nebula that makes up the Gulf of Mexico region, and B253 is the dark nebula at the top (north) of the image.
The two brightest stars in the image are Xi Cygnii, the 3.7 magnitude red star at left, and 57 Cygnii, the 4.8 magnitude blue-white star at the right.
The North America Nebula was first photographed by Max Wolf on December 12, 1890.
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