IC5070 - Pelican Nebula Ha  
Cygnus

Emission nebula associated with North America Nebula (NGC7000)		  
 
The Pelican Nebula (also known as IC 5070) is an H II region associated with the North America Nebula in the constellation Cygnus. The nebula resembles a pelican in shape, hence the name. The Pelican Nebula is a large area of emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus (the Swan), close to Deneb, and divided from its brighter, larger neighbor, the North America Nebula, by a molecular cloud filled with dark dust.

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. 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.		  
 
Technical details:  
Location:  
 Valdemorillo - Spain
Date:  
 27/06/2009 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Conditions:  
 Bad
Temperature:  
 18ºC
Humidity:  
 medium
 
Telescope:  
 GSO Reflector 200mm f/4
Reducer/corrector:  
 Baader MPCC
Filter:  
 Baader Ha 7nm 2"
Mount:  
 Vixen GPD2 Autostar Meade
Camera:  
 Canon 350D no filter
Exposure:  
 8x1200s@800iso (2.6hrs)
Guiding tube:  
 B&C 60/350 f7
Guiding camera:  
 Meade DSI Pro
Guiding software:  
 MaximDL
 
Procesing:  
 Histograma, curvas, vawelets y reducción de ruido con PixInsight LE.
Retoques posteriores.		  
Notes:  
 Se ha procesado buscando destacar las zonas nebulosas más débiles del fondo del cielo.  
     

 
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