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The Details |
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Object |
IC 5070 The Pelican Nebula in Cygnus |
Optics |
Astro-Physics 160 EDF Refractor at f/7.7 |
Platform |
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO |
Camera |
SBIG STL-11000M |
Filters |
Tru-Balance 6nm Hydrogen-alpha filter |
Date |
02 November 2006 |
Location |
Mount Wilson Observatory - Mount Wilson, CA |
Exposure |
Ha 9 x 1200 sec 1x1 bin |
Software |
Maxim DL/CCD, Registar, Photoshop CS2 |
| Orientation | Field of View: 01°39’ x 01°06’ centered on RA 20h51m32s DEC 43°59’20”. (2000). North angle 104.5°; east 90° CCW from north |
| Notes | The Pelican Nebula IC 5070 is an often imaged target in the constellation Cygnus and forms a beautiful wide field pairing with its neighbor, The North American Nebula NGC 7000. This large star forming region lies about 2000 light years from earth. |
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