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The Pelican Nebula

The Pelican Nebula (also known as IC 5070 and IC 5067[1]) 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.
Distance 1,800 ly
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.0
Apparent dimensions (V) 60' x 50'(WIKI)

Hubble color mapped S2-Ha-O3 as RGB

HA - 11 HRS (BIN1)
S2 O3 - 2 Hrs each (Bin 2)
60 min RGB (for the stars) - (BIN2)

Total of 16 Hrs.

12" Classic Meade LX200 with F7.5 Starizona corrector.

Mount - ASA DDM 60 PRO
NO GUIDING :)
Camera - SBIG ST8300M with BAADER filters.
Imaged from my home observatory in Gan-Yavne, Israel

SBIG ST-8300 CCD Camera

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Philippe 20-Aug-2014 05:04
Who needs Hubble space telescope ????
Kfir this is incredible stuff
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