IC 5070 (Pelican Nebula)
       

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DESCRIPTION

  

The Pelican Nebula (also known as IC5070 and IC5067) 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.
Wikipedia informations
IRRADIATED JETS AND OUTFLOWS IN THE PELICAN NEBULA. John BALLY.
 

ACQUISITION

    
 

Date

   19, 20, 29 Juillet 2008 – Lozère, France
 

Telescope/Optics

   Takahashi FSQ 106ED
 

Mount

   Takahashi EM200
 

Camera CCD

   SBIG STL 4020M
 

Focuser

   Robofocus/FocuxMax
 

Filters

   Ha/SII/OIII Astrodon filters
 

Guidage

   Yes, FS60C remote guiding head SBIG
 

IMAGING PROCESS

    
 

Exposures

  

Ha(24*5min) SII(25*5min) OIII(15*5min).
Total : 5h30. Out temperature : 7°C. In CCD temperature : -25°
 

Softwares for acquisition

   Robofocus, Focusmax, CCDsoft V5. TheShy6 Pro, CCDAP 3 Pro. CCDInspector
 

Softwares for digital image processing

  

Calibration, Registration, Color stack with CCDstack 1.0 (CCDIS plug-in). Level and curves adjustements with Photoshop CS3. Final processing with PIXINSIGHT 1.2
 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 
         
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