The North American and Pelican Nebulae

The North American and Pelican nebulae are large emission nebula complexes located in the constellation Cygnus.

Image Specifications:

     •  Instrument:  Takahashi FS-102 Refractor (820mm - f/8)
     •  Camera:  Canon 20Da
     •  Filters:  Hutech IDAS LPS (Light Pollution)
     •  Mount:  Losmandy GM-8 Equatorial
     •  Guiding:  SBIG STV Autoguider with Vixen 400mm Guidescope
     •  Time / Date :  00:00 EST / November 1, 2006
     •  Location:  Coyle Field, NJ
     •  Weather:  Clear, 50degF
     •  Primary Exposure :  10 x 5min, ISO 1600, RAW, average combined
     •  Calibration Frames:  10 x 5min, ISO 1600, RAW, dark frames
     •  Image Processing :  Images Plus, Photoshop CS2, NoiseNinja