Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 5070  ·  Pelican Nebula  ·  The star 57Cyg
IC 5070 - Pelican Nebula, 



    
        

            Doug MacDonald
IC 5070 - Pelican Nebula
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IC 5070 - Pelican Nebula

IC 5070 - Pelican Nebula, 



    
        

            Doug MacDonald
IC 5070 - Pelican Nebula
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IC 5070 - Pelican Nebula

Acquisition details

Dates:
Aug. 8, 2020
Frames:
64×450(8h)
Integration:
8h
Avg. Moon age:
19.29 days
Avg. Moon phase:
78.58%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 3790036

RA center: 20h52m12s.0

DEC center: +44°1438

Pixel scale: 0.727 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 0.355 degrees

Field radius: 0.661 degrees

Resolution: 3564x5496

File size: 5.3 MB

Data source: Backyard

Description

A wonderful bird is the Pelican.

His beak can hold more than his belly can.

He can hold in his beak

Enough food for a week!

But I'll be darned if I know how the hellican.

- Dixon Lanier Merritt

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IC 5070 - Pelican Nebula, 



    
        

            Doug MacDonald