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Photographer:
Mario Rui Abade
Location of Photo:
Cumeada, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Évora, Portugal
Date/Time of photo:
4th of July of 2021; 2:38 UTC
Equipment:
This image was captured with a Canon Eos Ra and a Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary lens, 300mm, f/5.6 and ISO 3200, tracked with a Skywatcher Star Adventurer Pro. I stacked 37 images with 120s of exposure each (~1h14m), calibrated with 25 dark, bias and flat frames. Edited in Pixinsight and Photoshop 2021.
Description:
This emission nebula on the left is famous partly because it resembles Earth's continent of North America. To the right of the North America Nebula, cataloged as NGC 7000, is a less luminous nebula that resembles a pelican dubbed the Pelican Nebula. The two emission nebula measure about 50 light-years across, are located about 1,500 light-years away, and are separated by a dark absorption cloud. It is still unknown which star or stars ionize the red-glowing hydrogen gas.
