NGC7000 (The Wall) SHO

The Cygnus Wall as a part of the North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) in the constellation Cygnus processed with Hubble palette (SHO). This deep space object is an emission nebula consisting of interstellar cloud of ionized hydrogen (HII) and much smaller portion of other gases (OII, SII and others). It also contains a dark regions of dense interstellar dust. Image contains only a portion of this giant nebula that is located approximately 1600 light years from the Earth.