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
- Stacked in PixInsight (WBPP) with calibration frames
- GraXpert gradient removal
- StarXTerminator star removal
- BlurXTerminator deconvolution
- NoiseXTerminator noise reduction
- 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