NGC 6997 is an open cluster, located in the east of North American Nebula, NGC 7000. This image was taken with a Nikon D70 DSLR prime focus to an A80SS refractor. Image on 30 June 2005 from SE Michigan, under hazy, humid conditions. Exposure was 2x90 sec, 2x2 min, 1x3 min, IDAS LPS filter, ISO 800. ImagesPlus, NeatImage, and PSP 9 processed. Vixen GP-DX tracking.