Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 5070  ·  Pelican Nebula  ·  The star 56 Cyg  ·  The star 57 Cyg
IC5067 with thin molecular cloud filled with dark dust, Charles Duarte FRAS
IC5067 with thin molecular cloud filled with dark dust
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IC5067 with thin molecular cloud filled with dark dust

IC5067 with thin molecular cloud filled with dark dust, Charles Duarte FRAS
IC5067 with thin molecular cloud filled with dark dust
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IC5067 with thin molecular cloud filled with dark dust

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The Pelican Nebula (also known as IC 5070 & IC 5067) is an emission nebula, a star-forming region (H II region) of roughly 30 light-years across, located about 1,800 light-years from Earth, northeast of the bright star Deneb in the constellation of Cygnus (the Swan). It bears a resemblance to a pelican, hence its name.
This cosmic pelican is just off the east “coast” of its more prominent neighbor, the North America Nebula (NGC 7000), and is divided from it by a thin molecular cloud filled with dark dust, known as L935. Both, the Pelican Nebula and North American nebula are part of a massive H II emission region designated as W80.

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IC5067 with thin molecular cloud filled with dark dust, Charles Duarte FRAS