imaged a portion of NGC 7000 (Halifax)

I continue to image the RASC Finest NGCs with the BGO robot. One of these objects is the very large North American Nebula or NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20. In fact, to capture the whole object, out to the peripheries of the diffuse nebula, I'd need to gather nine or more panels or frames in a mosaic. Not sure I want to do this.

Aimed in the "Central America" region by targetting the star GSC 03179 00422. Requested luminance, red, green, blue, and hydrogen alpha.

Luminance only, 60 seconds subexposures, 10 stacked shots. FITS Liberator, GIMP. North is up; left is east.

Hα only, 60 seconds subexposures, 10 stacked shots. FITS Liberator, GIMP. North is up; left is east.

Also caught, in the net, a couple of double stars.

Left or east of centre is ES 1451, a tight pair of equally bright stars.

Near the bottom right, to the south-west, is a wide pair of stars, a bright one with a faint neighbour. But that's not the official double. It's the bright star, ES 1450, that has a very tight companion. Not sure this is split in the images.

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Wikipedia link: NGC 7000.