Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 5070  ·  Pelican Nebula  ·  The star 56Cyg  ·  The star 57Cyg
IC5070 or the Pelican Nebula HST - 2015, Kirk
IC5070 or the Pelican Nebula HST - 2015
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IC5070 or the Pelican Nebula HST - 2015

IC5070 or the Pelican Nebula HST - 2015, Kirk
IC5070 or the Pelican Nebula HST - 2015
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IC5070 or the Pelican Nebula HST - 2015

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Object: IC5070 or the Pelican Nebula HST - 2015

IC5070 or the Pelican Nebula is an H II region located near the North America Nebula in the constellation of Cygnus. The gaseous clouds of this emission nebula resemble a pelican, giving rise to its name.

This was done using the HST or Hubble Space Telescope Palette which is accomplished by combining sub frames using three narrowband filters that capture light produced by glowing hydrogen (Ha), oxygen (OIII) and sulfur (SII) present in the nebula. Green is assigned to hydrogen, blue to oxygen and red to the sulfur.

Taken: 10/14/2015 - 10/17/2015

Location: Chester, Nova Scotia Canada

Telescope: Stellarvue SV105T (f/7 – fl 735mm) reduced to f/5.6 (fl 588mm)

Camera: SBIG ST8300M (-15C)

Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100

Guidescope: 60mm Stellarvue guide scope

Guide Camera: SBIG STi (mono)

Filters:

-H-Astrodon 3 nm Hydrogen Alpha (Ha): 07 x 30min (210 min)

-Astrodon 3nm Oxygen III (OIII): 07 x 30min (210 min)

-Astrodon 5nm Sulfur II (SII): 05 x 30min (150 min)

Total Exposure: 570min (9.5 hours)

Comments: Stellarvue SFFR102 field flattener/reducer (0.8)

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IC5070 or the Pelican Nebula HST - 2015, Kirk