North America Nebula & The Cygnus Wall

The North America Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb (the tail of the swan and its brightest star).

 

The shape of the nebula resembles that of the continent of North America, complete with a prominent Gulf of Mexico.

 

Date and location : November 2020, Dorlisheim (bortle 5), France

 

Equipement :

Mount : Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro GoTo

Scope : Sky-Watcher Evostar 72ED with OVL Field Flattener

Autoguiding : ZWO ASI 120MM-Mini + 60/280 Guidescope

Camera : Nikon D3300 Astrodon

Filter : Explore Scientific 2" CLS

 

Acquisition :

Lights : 125x3min, total 6h15

Darks : no darks

Flats : 25

Bias : 125

 

Software :

Integration : Kstars, Ekos

Pre-processing : DeepSkyStacker

Processing : Siril, Pixinsight

Post-processing : Photoshop

Done