North America Nebula (NGC 7000)

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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke5315.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5315. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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Interstellar Medium, Interstellar Medium Objects

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An emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, position RA 20 h 58.8 m, dec. +44° 20'. It is large, measuring 120' by 100'. In outline it bears a strong resemblance to the North American continent, delineated by surrounding dark nebulae, including one known appropriately as the Gulf of Mexico. NGC 7000's main source of illumination is believed to be the hot blue star HR 8023. The adjacent Pelica...

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