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IC 5070
The Pelican Nebula
In Mapped Color

Photographs by Matthew T. Russell

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NGC Number:
IC 5070

Common Name:
The Pelican Nebula

Constellation:
Cygnus

Distance from Earth:
~3,600 Light Years

Size:
50 x 40 arc minutes

IC 5070, The Pelican Nebula

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Date Taken:
9/28/2007 - 10/4/2007

Location:
Black Forest, CO

Equipment:
RCOS 16" Ritchey-Chretien
Bisque Paramount ME
SBIG 11000M
SBIG AO-L
Astro Don MOAG-A
Astro Don Narrowband Filters

Exposure Specs:
720 minutes total
S-II: 6x30 min
H-Alpha: 12x30 min
O-III: 6x30 min

Processed with:
CCDAutoPilot
CCDStack
MaximDL v4
Adobe Photoshop CS2

Copyright © 2007, Matthew T. Russell. All rights reserved.