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Zoomed-in region of the previous North American Nebula image
I did some research to find out which star was the UV source causing the nebula to glow. It turns out to be a star hidden behind the dark lane of dust seperating the North American and Pelican nebulae (LDN935). The star's name is 2MASS J205551.25+435224.6 (!) and appears as the  heavily reddened 13 magnitude object shown. I was also intrigued by the red patch of nebulosity in this image. It turns out to be a Herbig-Haro object - a young star in the process of being born that is ejecting a jet of material from its poles and causing the surrounding molecular cloud to glow.

Zoomed-in region of the previous North American Nebula image

I did some research to find out which star was the UV source causing the nebula to glow. It turns out to be a star hidden behind the dark lane of dust seperating the North American and Pelican nebulae (LDN935). The star's name is 2MASS J205551.25+435224.6 (!) and appears as the heavily reddened 13 magnitude object shown. I was also intrigued by the red patch of nebulosity in this image. It turns out to be a Herbig-Haro object - a young star in the process of being born that is ejecting a jet of material from its poles and causing the surrounding molecular cloud to glow.

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Filename:NGC7000-annotated_GP.jpg
Album name:gpoulter / Nebulae
Rating (1 votes):44444
Image date, time and location:27th, 28th Sept 2024 in Orpington. Bortle 7
Telescope aperture and focal ratio:130mm F2.8 Hyperbolic Newtonian.
Camera and filters used:Astro-modified Canon EOS 5D mkIII with Askar duo-band C1 and C2 filters. 5hrs total narrowband
Processing applied:Pixinsght, Photoshop
Filesize:494 KiB
Date added:Oct 08, 2024
Dimensions:1801 x 1201 pixels
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