This is an emission nebula considered to be 1500 light years away from Earth. As its name suggests, the nebula closely resembles the North American continent complete with the Gulf Coast.
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5 x 15min Subs
QHY8 w/IDAS LPS FilterOrion 80ED mounted on CG-5GT
Auto-guided with ST80 and Meade DSI
Preprocessed in Nebulosity
Processed in CS4
u have some amazing photos here! its amazing to think about how much is out there!
ReplyDeletei love this photo,it look's far closer then distance it actually is.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing
Hey this is Allison. I think this is the coolest of your photos. It does kinda look like a pink North America!
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