NGC 7000 and IC 5070 in Cygnus
The North America (NGC 7000, left) and Pelican Nebulae (IC 5070, right) count among the greatest nebulae in summer sky. The visible clouds appear as two distinct objects separated by a thick dust lane.
The image is created from narrowband images selecting SII, Ha and OIII spectral lines mapping to red, green and blue know as Hubble Palette. The field covers about 3.5° x 3.5°. The light strike to the right is the reflection of Deneb (alpha Cygni) just outside of the field of view. North is up in this image.
[description from ‘A Year in the Life of the Universe’ by Gendler]
Details
Telescope:
Takahashi FSQ-106EDX III
Mount:
ASA DDM85
Camera:
Andor CG16M
Filters:
Astrodon Gen2
Exposure:
SIIHaOIII 330:420:420 min.
Location:
ROSA Remote Observatories Southern Alps
Author:
© Martin Rusterholz, Astrophotographer
Hello, my name is Martin Rusterholz. I’m a Swiss amateur astrophotographer living near Zurich, the biggest town in Switzerland. My interest in astronomy started when I was 16. At that time, I built my first Newtonian telescope and mount. I studied physics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) which was the only study including at least some aspects of astronomy and astrophysics.
“Looking at the nights sky is an experience touching everybody deeply inside, something common to all human beings independent to the language spoken by the individuals”.
Deep-sky astrophotography is my passion. 