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Pelican Nebula (IC 5070), Ryan

Pelican Nebula (IC 5070)

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Pelican Nebula (IC 5070), Ryan

Pelican Nebula (IC 5070)

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This is the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070) shot from my Bortle 8/9 backyard in Pasadena, CA.

This is about 7h of Ha, and 3h each of Oiii and Sii shot at F/5 with 667mm focal length.

Some details of this target from Wikipedia: "The Pelican Nebula (also known as IC 5070 and IC 5067) is an H II region associated with the North America Nebula in the constellationCygnus. The gaseous contortions of this emission nebula bear a resemblance to a pelican, giving rise to its name.[1] The Pelican Nebula is located nearby first magnitude star Deneb, and is divided from its more prominent neighbour, the North America Nebula, by a foreground molecular cloud filled with dark dust. Both are part of the larger H II region of Westerhout 40.The Pelican is much studied because it has a particularly active mix of star formation and evolving gas clouds. The light from young energetic stars is slowly transforming cold gas to hot and causing an ionization front gradually to advance outward. Particularly dense filaments of cold gas are seen to still remain, and among these are found two jets emitted from the Herbig–Haro object 555. Millions of years from now this nebula might no longer be known as the Pelican, as the balance and placement of stars and gas will leave something that appears completely different.:"--Ryan

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Pelican Nebula (IC 5070), Ryan