Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 5070  ·  Pelican Nebula  ·  The star 57 Cyg
IC 5070 Pelican Nebula 200/1000 PDS, RalfThielenPicart
IC 5070 Pelican Nebula 200/1000 PDS
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IC 5070 Pelican Nebula 200/1000 PDS

IC 5070 Pelican Nebula 200/1000 PDS, RalfThielenPicart
IC 5070 Pelican Nebula 200/1000 PDS
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IC 5070 Pelican Nebula 200/1000 PDS

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After adjusting and balancing the new 200/1000 PDS, I use the predicted clear night to photograph what I consider to be the most beautiful foggy region in space. IC 5070 in the constellation Cygnus. The Pelican Nebula, which to me has an eagle's head, is 1800 light-years from us in space.
An ionization front gradually transforms the Pelican Nebula's gas thanks to light emitted by young, energetic stars. Over millions of years, this nebula will no longer resemble a pelican in shape as the gas and the position of the stars will have changed.

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IC 5070 Pelican Nebula 200/1000 PDS, RalfThielenPicart