The North America Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb in the night sky.
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The North America Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb in the night sky. It is named because its shape resembles North America.
[Source: Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America_Nebula]
Sky Location
The chart above shows where this image sits on the night sky. The yellow outline is its field of view, with the picture itself drawn at its true orientation; north is up and east is left. Click the chart to zoom in, and use "open full resolution" for the full-size chart.
Image Details
| Moon Phase: | Last Quarter |
|---|---|
| Camera: | Seestar S50 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor) |
| Optics: | 260 mm focal length, f/5.2, 50 mm aperture |
| Filter: | LP |
| Binning: | 1x1 |
| Stacking: | StackingWizard, 102 of 129 frames stacked, 28-pointing mosaic |
| Date: | 2026-10-03 |
| Number of images: | 102 |
| Exposure per image: | 60 s |
| Total imaging time: | 1 h 42 min |
AstroWizard Processing
- Color calibration
- BlurXTerminator (0.3)
- Mended (x2)
- NoiseXTerminator (0.6) (x2)
