Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  56 Cyg  ·  57 Cyg  ·  B349  ·  IC 5070  ·  LBN 334  ·  LBN 338  ·  LBN 341  ·  LBN 343  ·  LBN 350  ·  LBN 353  ·  LBN 359  ·  LDN 933  ·  LDN 935  ·  NGC 6997  ·  Pelican nebula  ·  The star 56Cyg  ·  The star 57Cyg
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IC5070 Pelican Nebula, Mark Eby
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IC5070 Pelican Nebula

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IC5070 Pelican Nebula

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The IC5070 Pelican Nebula is an HII region with active star-forming gas clouds. It is 1800 light-years from Earth, and stretches about 30 light-years wide. To the left is the east coast of the North America Nebula, NGC7000. The large cluster of stars in NGC7000 is NGC6997. North is at the top.

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IC5070 Pelican Nebula, Mark Eby