Above is a Final rendition - and presented orientated as most people are familiar with!
Image awarded APOD BRASIL on 21Aug26
Image awarded APOD BRASIL on 07Aug26
Above & Below; Two renditions using same data.
IC 5070 (Pelican Nebula)
Pelican Nebula (IC 5070) (better seen as a Pelican when rotated 180°) is part of an interstellar cloud of ionized hydrogen (H II region). Between the Earth and the nebula complex lies a band of interstellar dust that absorbs the light of stars and nebulae behind it, and thereby determines the shape as we see it. The distance of the nebula complex is not precisely known, nor is the star responsible for ionizing the hydrogen so that it emits light. If the star inducing the ionization is Deneb, as some sources say, the nebula complex would be about 1,800 light-years' distance, and its absolute size (6° apparent diameter on the sky) would be 100 light-years.
The nebula was discovered by William Herschel, from Slough, England, on October 24, 1786.
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, and among these are found two jets emitted from the Herbig–Haro object 555.
Imaging telescope: Takahashi FSQ130ED
Imaging camera: ASI 2600MM
Mount: JTW Trident P75
Guiding telescope: Takahashi FS60CB
Guiding camera: ASI 678 MM (BIN 2)
Focal Extender / Reducer: None
Software: Sequence Generator Pro SGP (for capture) PHD 2 (guiding), Astro Pixel Processor, PixInsight.
Filters: Astrodon SII, Ha & OIII (3nm). Astrodon RGB.
Accessories: Robofocus Focuser controlled by Lunatico Armadillo, ATIK EFW 3, RB Focus Gaius S2, RB Focus Excalibur.
Dates: 28th May - 5th Jul 2026
Frames:
Astrodon SII 45 x 600"
Astrodon Ha 48 x 600"
Astrodon OIII 48 x 600"
Astrodon RGB 3 x30 x60"
Total integration = 25 Hours.
Center (RA, Dec): (312.813, 44.015)
Center (RA, hms): 20h 51m 15.212s
Center (Dec, dms): +44° 00' 55.736"
Size: 1.33 x 1.33 deg
Radius: 0.938 deg
Pixel scale: 1.19 arcsec/pixel
"Orientation": Up is 204.5 degrees E of N
The nebula was discovered by William Herschel, from Slough, England, on October 24, 1786.
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, and among these are found two jets emitted from the Herbig–Haro object 555.
Imaging telescope: Takahashi FSQ130ED
Imaging camera: ASI 2600MM
Mount: JTW Trident P75
Guiding telescope: Takahashi FS60CB
Guiding camera: ASI 678 MM (BIN 2)
Focal Extender / Reducer: None
Software: Sequence Generator Pro SGP (for capture) PHD 2 (guiding), Astro Pixel Processor, PixInsight.
Filters: Astrodon SII, Ha & OIII (3nm). Astrodon RGB.
Accessories: Robofocus Focuser controlled by Lunatico Armadillo, ATIK EFW 3, RB Focus Gaius S2, RB Focus Excalibur.
Dates: 28th May - 5th Jul 2026
Frames:
Astrodon SII 45 x 600"
Astrodon Ha 48 x 600"
Astrodon OIII 48 x 600"
Astrodon RGB 3 x30 x60"
Total integration = 25 Hours.
Center (RA, Dec): (312.813, 44.015)
Center (RA, hms): 20h 51m 15.212s
Center (Dec, dms): +44° 00' 55.736"
Size: 1.33 x 1.33 deg
Radius: 0.938 deg
Pixel scale: 1.19 arcsec/pixel
"Orientation": Up is 204.5 degrees E of N
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SII, Ha & OIII in the image:
Annotated Image
