Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  58 Cyg  ·  IC 5068  ·  IC 5070  ·  NGC 6997  ·  Pelican Nebula  ·  The star 56 Cyg  ·  The star 57 Cyg  ·  The star ν Cyg
IC5068 and the Pelican in Cygnus SHO Palette (Summer 2022), Kirk
IC5068 and the Pelican in Cygnus SHO Palette (Summer 2022)
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IC5068 and the Pelican in Cygnus SHO Palette (Summer 2022)

IC5068 and the Pelican in Cygnus SHO Palette (Summer 2022), Kirk
IC5068 and the Pelican in Cygnus SHO Palette (Summer 2022)
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IC5068 and the Pelican in Cygnus SHO Palette (Summer 2022)

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Description

IC5068 and the Pelican in Cygnus SHO Palette (Summer 2022)
IC5068 is an HII emission nebula in Cygnus located about 1600 light years from away that is just south of its more famous neighbor, The Pelican Nebula (IC5070), about 1800 light years away, which is also an HII emission nebula. The frame also contains parts of NGC700 or the North American Nebula in the upper right corner which is about 2600 light years away.

Details:
- Acquisition Date: 08/31/2022 to 09/01/2022
- Location: Western Massachusetts
- Imaging Camera: QHY600PH-M -10°C - Mode 1(High Gain) Offset:15 Gain:56
- Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106 EDXIII @ f/5 (530mm focal length -106mm aperture)
- Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100 w/GTO4
- Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
- Guide Camera: ASI174m mini
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley, Aries Astro Pixel Processor 

Filters used:
- Chroma Hydrogen Alpha (Ha) 3nm 50mm
- Chroma Oxygen III (OIII) 3nm 50mm
- Astrodon Sulfur II (SII) 3nm 50mm

Exposure Times:
Chroma Hydrogen Alpha:19 x 600 sec (190 min)
Chroma Oxygen III: 15 x 600 sec (150 min)
Astrodon Sulfur II: 18 x 600 sec (180 min)

Total Exposure: 520min. (8.7 hrs.)

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IC5068 and the Pelican in Cygnus SHO Palette (Summer 2022), Kirk