Astrophotography by Walt Davis

Wide field view of a region (Interstellar Cloud) in the Cygnus constellation containing two nebula  NGC7000 and IC 5070; also known as the North American Nebula and the Pelican Nebula. This photo was taken with a Nikon D70 and 300mm f2.8 ED lens. By Walt Davis.

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Object Information

Name: NGC 7000 (The North American Nebula) & IC 5070 (Pelican Nebula)
Type: Nebula
Description: Wide field view of a region (Interstellar Cloud) in the Cygnus constellation containing two nebula  NGC7000 and IC 5070; also known as the North American Nebula and the Pelican Nebula. This photo was taken with a Nikon D70 and 300mm f2.8 ED lens.
Magnitude: NGC 7000 (30), IC 5070 (30)
Size: NGC 7000 (120 x 120), IC 5070 (60 x 60) arcminutes
Related Photos: none

References:

NGC 7000
Pelican Nebula
 
Cygnus Constellation
Emission Nebula
Interstellar Cloud
H II Region
Google Images
Acquisition

Location:

Latitude 44.841N by Longitude -122.869W at an elevation of 87 meters.
Aumsville, Oregon USA

Date:

 September 4, 2008

Zone: -8 (Pacific Standard Time)
Equipment

Imager:

Nikon D70

OTA:

Nikkor 300mm f2.8 ED telephoto lens
Barlow: none
Platform: 2X Super Modified Nikon Imaging Platform
Guiding: Orion StarShoot DSCI II, Nikkor 600mm f4 ED lens, and MaxIm DL Essentials.
Imaging
Mode: Mode 2
White Balance: Sunlight

Color Space:

sRGB
Format: RAW (3008 x 2000)

Light frames:

23 x (150 Sec  @ ISO 200)

Darks:

none

Flats:

none
Filters: Nikon 39mm UV/IR
Mask: none
f-stops: f4
FOV: 272 x 178 arcminutes
Scale: 5.42 arcseconds per pixel
Software: Nikon Capture 4 Control
Image Processing

Stacking:

Deep Sky Stacker 3.2.1

Combined:

Average
Processing: PhotoShop CS3, Astronomy Tools CS2 V1.5, New Astro Zone System, Noiseware Professional Plugin.
Notes

none

Copyright © 2008 Walt L. Davis All Rights Reserved