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North America and Pelican nebulae in Cygnus

author: Sebastian Voltmer/Novapix

reference: a-neb70-00008

Image Size 300 DPI: 32 * 22 cm

North America (NGC 7000) is an emission nebula close to Deneb in the constellation Cygnus. On its right is the Pelican nebula (IC 5070).
Image made in combining the light from 3 different filters tracing emission from oxygen (blue), hydrogen (green), and sulphur (red).

Keywords for this photo:

2008 - ASTRONOMY - CYGNUS - EMISSION NEBULA - FALSE COLOR - IC 5067 - IC 5070 - LDN 935 - NEBULA - NGC 7000 - NORTH AMERICA - PELICAN - SII-Ha-OIII - STAR -