Close to Deneb in the sky is the large North America Nebula. Part of this nebula complex is the Pelican Nebula. The Pelican is a star forming region here new stars are being born in large numbers. This image was taken with a Rowe-Ackerman-Schmidt- Astrograph (RASA) telescope (as was the earlier image of the Western Veil). The RASA is a very fast scope that can only be used for imaging. Note that this and some other images to be posted here were made with the Optolong L-eNhance filter. This filter is unsuitable for superfast optics like those in the RASA (f/2). Despite the fact that the filter dramatically attenuates hydrogen alpha light, images with the RASA turned out quite well.
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