Image-field position and adopted distance
North America Nebula image-field center is placed at J2000 RA 21 h, Dec 44.3° in Cygnus, at an adopted distance of 1,800 light-years.
Also known as NGC 7000, Caldwell 20, North American Nebula.
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North America Nebula image-field center is placed at J2000 RA 21 h, Dec 44.3° in Cygnus, at an adopted distance of 1,800 light-years.
North America Nebula (star-forming emission nebula; central source North America Nebula, embedded stellar population): projected footprint at the adopted distance 84.1 × 84.4 light-years; outer radius used for arrival 42.2 light-years.
The navigable crop emphasizes NGC 7000; the full observation includes the Pelican Nebula and surrounding star field. Both nebulae share an approximately adopted complex distance. Projected structure follows the credited observation at its published angular scale and an approximate adopted distance. Shallow depth is illustrative, not measured tomography. The source palette is preserved; brightness is adjusted for the navigable view.