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NGC 7000

NGC 7000 — North America Nebula

Emission Nebula
· Cygnus
Beginner
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Target information

Object type
Emission Nebula
Constellation
Cygnus
Right ascension
20h 59m 00s
Declination
+44° 20′ 00″
Magnitude
4
Angular size
120′ × 100′
Surface brightness
14 mag/arcmin²
Difficulty
Beginner
Best months
August, September, October
Catalog IDs
NGC 7000;Caldwell 20

About this target

Very large; ideal for short focal length refractors.

Recommended telescopes

Celestron
335mm f/2.2 · 152mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
SharpStar
335mm f/5.5 · 61mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
335mm f/2.2 · 152mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
350mm f/4.9 · 71mm aperture
Frames 52% of APS-C FOV
Unistellar
320mm f/3.9 · 85mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
Unistellar
320mm f/3.9 · 85mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

QHYCCD
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Player One
4.63µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
5.94µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ToupTek
2.90µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

FOV 1.91° × 1.07°
Scale 1.79″/px
Target fills 187% of frame
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FOV 4.02° × 2.69°
Scale 2.32″/px
Target fills 74% of frame
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FOV 3.27° × 2.22°
Scale 2.85″/px
Target fills 90% of frame
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