The Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) ground-based image of Caldwell 20 (NGC 7000) in the upper right captures a wide view of the nebula, illustrating why the object is known as the North America Nebula. The white outline shows the location of Hubble’s observation taken with its Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2), which captures a small region of the nebula located roughly where northeastern Texas might be.

Caldwell 20 – inset 1

The Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) ground-based image of Caldwell 20 (NGC 7000) in the upper right captures a wide view of the nebula, illustrating why the object is known as the North America Nebula. The white outline shows the location of Hubble’s observation taken with its Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2), which captures a small region of the nebula located roughly where northeastern Texas might be.

Credits: Ground-based image: Digitized Sky Survey; Hubble image: NASA, ESA, and K. Stapelfeldt (Jet Propulsion Laboratory); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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Image CreditGround-based image: Digitized Sky Survey; Hubble image: NASA, ESA, and K. Stapelfeldt (Jet Propulsion Laboratory); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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