North America Nebula (NGC7000)
This is a nebula that covers about 4 square degrees
of sky and is found by aiming a pair of binoculars at Deneb (Alpha Cygni)
and panning west about 2 degrees. I have spotted it once with the naked
eye on a very good night and it looks like North America in shape. It also
has lots of foreground stars in the Milky Way.
The North America Nebula is centred at RA 20h 58.8m
Dec +44 deg 20 min.
The North America Nebula is circumpolar from the UK
but is too low for practical observation during the evenings of January
and February.
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