Pelican Nebula
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The Pelican Nebula (also known as IC 5070 and IC 5067) 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 molecular cloud filled with dark dust.
The Pelican is much studied MEMES 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.
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FSQ106ED
Imaging cameras: QSI 6120i
Mounts: Takahashi EM 200 Temma 2 (Temporarily using my EM200 mount)
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FS 60 CB
Guiding cameras: QHY CCD QHY 5 II
Focal reducers: Takahashi QE 0.73x
Software: PHD 2, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight , Sequence Generator Pro SGP
Filters: Astrodon OIII 3nm, Astrodon Ha 3nm, Astrodon SII 3nm
Accessories: Robofocus Focuser, ATIK EFW2
Resolution: 1388 x 2125
Dates: 28th May - 4th Jun '16
Frames:
Astrodon Ha 3nm: 21x1200" bin 1x1
Astrodon OIII 3nm: 18x1200" bin 1x1
Astrodon SII 3nm: 18x1200" bin 1x1
Integration: 19 hours
Center (RA, Dec):(312.899, 43.906)
Center (RA, hms):20h 51m 35.665s
Center (Dec, dms):+43° 54' 20.908"
Size:1.29 x 1.94 deg
Radius:1.165 deg
Pixel scale:4.22 arcsec/pixel
Orientation:Up is 179 degrees E of N
The Pelican Nebula (also known as IC 5070 and IC 5067) 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 molecular cloud filled with dark dust.
The Pelican is much studied MEMES 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.
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FSQ106ED
Imaging cameras: QSI 6120i
Mounts: Takahashi EM 200 Temma 2 (Temporarily using my EM200 mount)
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FS 60 CB
Guiding cameras: QHY CCD QHY 5 II
Focal reducers: Takahashi QE 0.73x
Software: PHD 2, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight , Sequence Generator Pro SGP
Filters: Astrodon OIII 3nm, Astrodon Ha 3nm, Astrodon SII 3nm
Accessories: Robofocus Focuser, ATIK EFW2
Resolution: 1388 x 2125
Dates: 28th May - 4th Jun '16
Frames:
Astrodon Ha 3nm: 21x1200" bin 1x1
Astrodon OIII 3nm: 18x1200" bin 1x1
Astrodon SII 3nm: 18x1200" bin 1x1
Integration: 19 hours
Center (RA, Dec):(312.899, 43.906)
Center (RA, hms):20h 51m 35.665s
Center (Dec, dms):+43° 54' 20.908"
Size:1.29 x 1.94 deg
Radius:1.165 deg
Pixel scale:4.22 arcsec/pixel
Orientation:Up is 179 degrees E of N
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