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The North America Nebula is the large red area to the left of center. The Pelican Nebula is at lower right. See how this image was post-processed.

  • Objects: N.A. and Pelican Nebulae in Cygnus
  • Distance: 3,000 light years
  • Size: 100 light years
  • Field of View: 3.4° x 2.5°
  • Exposure: 60 min
  • Telescope: Tele Vue 85 @ 480mm, f/5.6
  • Mount: Losmandy GM-8
  • Guiding: SBIG ST-4 @ 700mm (A3)
  • Camera: Olympus OM-1
  • Film: Kodak PJ400
  • Location: Denmark, ME
  • Date: 05-Aug-00 00:54 EDT
  • Conditions: transparency 7/10, seeing 8/10, 6.0 LVM, 55° F, no wind
  • Processing: Polaroid SprintScan 4000, Adobe Photoshop 6.0

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