{"id":513738,"date":"2026-06-23T04:35:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T04:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/513738\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T04:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T04:35:28","slug":"the-sky-today-on-monday-june-22-visit-the-north-america-nebula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/513738\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sky Today on\u00a0Monday, June 22: Visit the North America Nebula"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tBack to Article List\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis broad, bright emission nebula near the tail end of Cygnus the Swan is great for night owls up after midnight. \t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NGC7000.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVisible to the naked eye, the North America Nebula (NGC 7000) is a vast region of star formation in Cygnus. Credit: Adam Block\/NOAO\/AURA\/NSF\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomy.com\/observing\/the-sky-this-week-from-june-19-to-26-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sky This Week<\/a>\u00a0column.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">June 21: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomy.com\/observing\/the-sky-today-sunday-june-21-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A summertime lineup<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re up late after midnight, you\u2019ll have the chance to check in on a summertime favorite: NGC 7000, the North America Nebula in Cygnus. Reaching nearly 70\u00b0 high in the east by 2 A.M. local daylight time, this large emission nebula sits just 3.2\u00b0 east of bright Deneb, the tail of the Swan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1206\" height=\"949\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NorthAmerica-Map.png\" alt=\"Planetarium simulation of the western sky on June 21, 2026, one hour after sunset. Venus and Jupiter are prominent near the horizon at right, with Mercury just below. The Moon appears at center-left, with Regulus nearby, and Spica visible at upper left. The twin stars Castor and Pollux are at far right.\" class=\"wp-image-173545\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\t\tThe blue box outlines the region where the North America Nebula (NGC 7000) is located around 2 A.M. local daylight time. It lies roughly 3\u00b0 from Deneb, the tail of Cygnus the Swan. Credit: Stellarium<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stretching 2\u00b0 by 1\u2154\u00b0, the North America Nebula gets its name from its distinct shape, which very closely resembles the continent. Drop a wide-field eyepiece into your telescope and it will likely fill the view. Astronomy contributor Alan Goldstein recommends adding a UHC filter for the best views. You\u2019ll likely note that the eastern and southeastern coasts are more well defined than the western coast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NGC 7000 sits just northeast of the smaller Pelican Nebula (IC 5070); a narrow swath of darkness cataloged as L935 separates the two.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunrise: 5:32 A.M.<br \/>Sunset: 8:32 P.M.<br \/>Moonrise: 2:00 P.M.<br \/>Moonset: 12:56 A.M.<br \/>Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous (62%)<br \/>*Times for sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset are given in local time from 40\u00b0 N 90\u00b0 W. The Moon\u2019s illumination is given at 10 P.M. local time from the same location.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alison Klesman\u00a0is senior editor of\u00a0Astronomy\u00a0magazine. She holds a Ph.D. in astronomy and has studied a variety of topics, from minor planets to supermassive black holes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Back to Article List This broad, bright emission nebula near the tail end of Cygnus the Swan is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":513739,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[61,60,7882,82,44123,247],"class_list":["post-513738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-observing","tag-science","tag-sky-tonight","tag-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=513738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/513739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=513738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=513738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=513738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}