The North America Nebula (NGC7000)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 120 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , the North America Nebula is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:43 (EDT), 42° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:10, 86° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:11, 67° above your western horizon.
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Name
The North America Nebula (NGC7000)
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Object type
HII region
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h59m [1] |
| Declination: | +44°31' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 6.00 (V) [2] 4.00 (B) [1] |
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