🌌 Object Information
Name/Designation: Cygnus Wall (part of NGC 7000 – North America Nebula)
- Object Type: Emission Nebula
Constellation: Cygnus
Distance from Earth: ~2,590 light-years
Apparent Magnitude: ~4.0 (entire North America Nebula)
Angular Size: ~2° (entire nebula), Cygnus Wall portion ~0.5° wide
📅 Imaging Info
Date: September 23-25, 2022
- Location: Athens, Greece
Frames: 370 × 60″ exposures (6h 10m)
Camera Settings: Gain 101 | Temperature: 0 °C
Bortle Scale: 8/9 (City sky)
🔭 Equipment & Guiding
Imaging Telescope: Sky-Watcher Explorer 130PDS
Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ5 Pro
Filter: Optolong L-eXtreme 1.25″
Accessory: Baader 2″ MPCC Mark III Newton Coma Corrector
Guide Scope: Artesky 32mm Mini Guide Scope
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini
🛠️ Software
Astro Photography Tool (APT)
PHD2 Guiding
PixInsight
BlurXTerminator
NoiseXTerminator
StarXTerminator