The Pelican Nebula (IC5070) is an emission nebula in an H II region in constellation Cygnus. The nebula is about 1800 ly away from earth. Looking at the picture it becomes clear why it’s name is Pelican Nebula.
The image is also available in full resolution.
 | Date | 2014/07/03 |
 | Location | Böblingen / Germany |
 | Object | Pelican Nebula (IC5070) |
 | Camera | Atik383L+ |
 | Guiding | yes, DMK31AU03.AS via OAG |
 | Telescope | 8" GSO Newtonian |
 | Barlow lens | none |
 | Mount | EQ6Syntrek |
 | Cooling | -15°C |
 | Luminance | 8x 600s, bin: 1x1 |
 | Red | 5x 300s, bin: 2x2 |
 | Green | 5x 300s, bin: 2x2 |
 | Blue | 5x 300s, bin: 2x2 |
 | Dark | 10x |
 | Flat | 10x |
 | Total exposure | ~2h35m |
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Last updated: June 20, 2022 at 9:54 am