Here lie familiar shapes in On the left is an emission cataloged
as NGC 7000, famous partly because it resembles our fair
planet's continent of The emission region to the right of the
North America Nebula is IC 5070, also known for its suggestive
outlines as the Pelican Nebula. Separated by a dark cloud of
obscuring dust, the two bright nebulae are about 1,500 light-
years away. At that distance, the 4 degree wide field of view
spans This spectacular cosmic portrait combines narrow band
images of the region in a false-color palette to highlight
bright ionization fronts with fine details of dark, dusty forms
in silhouette. Emission from atomic hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen
is captured in the narrow band data. These nebulae can be seen
with binoculars from a dark location. Look northeast of bright
star Deneb in the constellation Cygnus the Swan.