An emission nebula (H-II region) in the constellation Cygnus, associated with the North American Nebula (NGC 7000), but visually separated from it by a dark dust cloud. Supposedly has the shape of a pelican, though not very much in this image.
William Optics FLT-132 f/7 scope, QSI 583wsg CCD camera, Astro-Physics 1200 GTO mount, Starlight Xpress Ultrastar guide camera
Settings:
12 exposures @ 5 minutes each in Luminance, Red, Green, Blue and Hydrogen-Alpha, all bin 1x1
Notes:
Software: Sequence Generator Pro for image capture; CCDStack2 for calibration and registration; Adobe Photoshop CC for final color combining and refining