IC5070
Pelican Nebula
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| Other names: |
SH2-117 (refers to the North American and Pelican Nebulae) |
| Optics: |
Stellarvue SV80S at f/4.8 |
| Mount: |
Losmandy GM-8 w/Gemini — photo of setup |
| Camera: |
SBIG ST-10XME @ -20°C |
| Exposure: |
100 minutes [ 10 x 10 minutes ] |
| Accessories: |
CFW-10 | Astrodon 6nm H-α filter | TeleVue 0.8x Reducer/Flattener (TRF-2008) |
| Location: |
Mt. Pinos, CA |
| Date |
August 1, 2008 |
| Notes: |
Processing: Image acquisition, DFR, align, and combine in CCDSoft. Levels, curves, unsharp mask, resize in Photoshop.
The Pelican Nebula is a bright HII region near Deneb, the brightest star of Cygnus. It's located just off the "Atlantic Coast" of the North American Nebula.
Click the image for a larger version (1200 x 1800, ~1.0MB).
See a color version of this region taken at the same time with a piggybacked Canon EOS 40D and 200mm lens.
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