The North America Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, near the bright star Deneb in the night sky, and it takes its name from the way its glowing gas traces an outline resembling the continent of North America.
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Constellation CatalogueNew General Catalogue (NGC) 1 Discovery Year In the Other Atlases
In Constellation
Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
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2. Wikidata: North America Nebula
Wikidata Q265515, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source North America Nebula (Wikipedia)
North America Nebula, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb (the tail of the swan and its brightest star) in the night sky.
North America Nebula, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb (the tail of the swan and its brightest star) in the night sky.
In Group: Emission, Reflection and Diffuse Nebulae, Lead sentence
The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb (the tail of the swan and its brightest star) in the night sky.
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