Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 5070  ·  Pelican Nebula  ·  The star 56 Cyg  ·  The star 57 Cyg
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IC 5070 - The Pelican Nebula (SHO with RGB stars), BrianH
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IC 5070 - The Pelican Nebula (SHO with RGB stars)

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IC 5070 - The Pelican Nebula (SHO with RGB stars), BrianH
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IC 5070 - The Pelican Nebula (SHO with RGB stars)

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The Pelican Nebula is an H II region associated with the North America Nebula in the constellation Cygnus. The gaseous contortions of this emission nebula bear a resemblance to a pelican, giving rise to its name. 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.[2] Both are part of the larger H II region of Westerhout 40.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelican_Nebula

[1] Nemiroff, Robert; Jerry Bonnell (2011-11-26). "Astronomy Picture of the Day - Pelican Nebula Close-up"
[2] Froebrich, Dirk; et al. (2021). "A survey for variable young stars with small telescopes – IV. Rotation periods of YSOs in IC 5070"

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IC 5070 - The Pelican Nebula (SHO with RGB stars), BrianH