![Large bright star at the top left of the image, surrounded by dark dust and gas. Stars pepper the image in the bottom right.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ngc7000_wfpc2_2flat_final-jpg.webp?w=4096&format=png)
Hubble Caldwell 20, the North American Nebula
Nicknamed the North American Nebula because its shape resembles the continent, Caldwell 20 was discovered by William Herschel in 1786.
Credits: NASA, ESA, and K. Stapelfeldt (Jet Propulsion Laboratory); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
Image CreditNASA, ESA, and K. Stapelfeldt (Jet Propulsion Laboratory); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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