North America Nebula in Foraxx palette – July 2026

My first try with the Foraxx palette. North America Nebula (C 20) in Foraxx palette: 3 nights in July 2026, 6 h 15 min with the Baader Travel Companion.

North America Nebula (Caldwell 20 / NGC 7000), Open Cluster, Astrophotography
North America Nebula · Caldwell 20 · NGC 7000 · Sharpless 117 · LBN 373 · LBN 085.75-01.48 · © Thomas Hanrath, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

High resolution on AstroBin:

North America Nebula (Caldwell 20 / NGC 7000), Open Cluster, Astrophotography
The high-resolution image on AstroBin, with plenty of additional information.

The annotated image:

North America Nebula (Caldwell 20 / NGC 7000), Open Cluster, Astrophotography, annotated
The annotated image, labelling the cosmic neighbourhood.
TelescopeBaader Apo 95 CaF2 – Travel Companion
CorrectorBaader M68 Field Flattener
Effective focal length590 mm
CameraSkyEye62AM
FiltersBaader O CMOS Optimized 50.4mm
Baader H CMOS Optimized 50.4mm
Baader S CMOS Optimized 50.4mm
MountWarpAstron WD-20P
Berlebach UNI18 ASTRO
Guiding equipmentWilliam Optics Uniguide 50
Guiding cameraToupTek GPM462M
Date of capture27 July 2026
28 July 2026
29 July 2026
Nights3
Exposure (lights)OIII: 25 × 300 s
Ha: 25 × 300 s
SII: 25 × 300 s
Total integration6 h 15 min
Calibration framesFLATS, DARKS
SensitivityGAIN 100, Offset 125
Capture data fromNorth America Nebula in Hubble palette – July 2026
Reprocessing date31 July 2026
Software stackPixInsight, Affinity
LocationKoblenz, Asterstein
Focal ratiof/6,2
Image scale1,31 ″/px
Field of view208,9 × 139,3 ′

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