Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  56 Cyg  ·  57 Cyg  ·  B349  ·  IC 5068  ·  IC 5070  ·  LBN 328  ·  LBN 329  ·  LBN 334  ·  LBN 338  ·  LBN 342  ·  LBN 343  ·  LBN 348  ·  LBN 349  ·  LBN 350  ·  LBN 353  ·  LBN 354  ·  LBN 359  ·  LBN 373  ·  LBN 378  ·  LDN 933  ·  LDN 935  ·  NGC 6997  ·  NGC 7000  ·  North America Nebula  ·  Pelican Nebula  ·  Sh2-117  ·  The star 56 Cyg  ·  The star 57 Cyg
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Pelican Dives Into Gulf

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Pelican Dives Into Gulf

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I wanted to capture the motion of a pelican diving into the ocean for fish and this target came to mind. An adjustment in framing and angle conveys the flight of the bird. 3nm filters ignored the full moon and pulled a lot of detail from the nebula.

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Pelican Dives Into Gulf, AstroDarkSky