The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb (the tail of the swan and its brightest star). The remarkable shape of the emission nebula resembles that of the continent of North America, complete with a prominent Gulf of Mexico. It is sometimes incorrectly called the "North American Nebula"
This project was the first step towards the next level: Guiding. While not yet guiding i was able to test the mount's weight capacity with all the equipment. The HEQ5 Pro passed the test.
Even with bad photo calibration there's some interesting features in there...
Image Data: North America Nebula (NGC 7000)
Lens/Scope: William Optics Megrez 102 S.V. with WO Type II 0.8x FF/FR
Focal Length: 571.2mm
F/Stop: f/5.6
Exposure: Stack of 159 100-second exposures (4:25 hours total exposure)
Mount: Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro SynScan GoTo (CdC & EQMOD Control)
Guiding: None
Camera: Canon 500D (Digital Rebel T1i) Baader Mod @ Astronomiser
Mode: Raw
ISO: 800
White Balance: Custom, set on sky background
In-Camera Noise Reduction: Off
Filter: Hutech IDAS LPS
Date: June 24, 2011
Start Time: 22:45
Location: Beja, Portugal
Calibration: 33 Darks. 33 Flats. 33 Dark Flats.
Processing: Calibrated, aligned and stacked in DSS. Post-processing in Photoshop. GradientXTerminator. Carboni Tools.
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