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