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NGC NGC 7000

North America Nebula

Emission Nebula
Cygnus
Beginner

Very large; ideal for short focal length refractors.

Angular size
120′ × 100′
Magnitude
4
Best months
August, September, October
Constellation
Cygnus
Catalog IDs
NGC 7000;Caldwell 20
Common aliases
North America Nebula
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Recommended telescopes

SharpStar
SharpStar 61EDPH III
335mm f/5.5 · 61mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
William Optics RedCat 71
350mm f/4.9 · 71mm aperture
Frames 52% of APS-C FOV
Sky-Watcher
Sky-Watcher Evolux 62ED
360mm f/5.8 · 62mm aperture
Frames 53% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
William Optics Zenithstar 61 II
360mm f/5.9 · 61mm aperture
Frames 53% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
William Optics RedCat 61
300mm f/4.9 · 61mm aperture
Frames 45% of APS-C FOV
Askar
Askar FRA400
400mm f/5.6 · 72mm aperture
Frames 59% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

SharpStar 61EDPH III + ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV 4.02° × 2.69°
Scale 2.32″/px
Target fills 74% of frame
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William Optics RedCat 71 + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 5.89° × 3.93°
Scale 2.22″/px
Target fills 51% of frame
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Sky-Watcher Evolux 62ED + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 5.73° × 3.82°
Scale 2.15″/px
Target fills 52% of frame
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