Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

NGC7000, the North America Nebula

15-May-2026 09:10 ADT 15-May-2026 12:10 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


NGC7000, the North America Nebula, 8-Jun-2014

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Frames: 6x 10m Ha, 6x 5m each LRGB
Total Exposure: 3h
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 1600 ly
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Imaged over three nights (2014-06-09, 2014-06-22, 2014-06-23), with Ha on the moonlit night, and colour on the moonless nights.