NGC 7000 Cygnus Wall
NGC 7000 · CYGNUS WALL AUG 2025
§ DEEP-SKY · TARGET

NGC 7000

Cygnus Wall

TYPE
Emission nebula
CONSTELLATION
Cygnus
DISTANCE
1,600 ly
MAGNITUDE
+4.0
APPARENT SIZE
120' × 100'
ACQUISITION
DATE
Aug 2025
LOCATION
Columbus, OH · Bortle 5
INTEGRATION
~14h
PALETTE
HOO
FILTERS
Antlia ALP-T

The North America Nebula's 'Cygnus Wall' is a ridge of ionized hydrogen where the dark cloud LDN 935 meets the glow of the larger H-II region. It's one of the few targets that genuinely deserves every hour of Ha you can throw at it.

§ 01 · PROCESSING

Workflow

  1. Stacked in PixInsight (WBPP) with calibration frames
  2. GraXpert gradient removal
  3. StarXTerminator star removal
  4. BlurXTerminator deconvolution
  5. NoiseXTerminator noise reduction
  6. Stars re-added in screen mode
§ 02 · GEAR

Equipment

SCOPE
3D-printed 150mm f/5 Newtonian astrograph
CAMERA
ASI533MC Pro
MOUNT
Proxisky Umis20s
FILTERS
Antlia ALP-T
GUIDING
SVBony 60mm guide scope · 22mm mini guide cam · PHD2