IC 5070 The Pelican Nebula in Cygnus
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The Details
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Object
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IC 5070 The Pelican Nebula in Cygnus
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Optics
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Takahashi TOA-150 w/ field flattener
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Mount
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Takahashi EM400
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Camera
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SBIG STL-11000M
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Filters
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AstroDon 6nm Hydrogen-alpha filter
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Date
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May 25, 2008
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Location
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Elma, NY
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Exposure
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Ha 9 x 1200 sec 1x1 bin
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Software
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Maxim DL/CCD, ImagePlus, Photoshop CS2
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| 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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Beyond the Milky Way Within the Milky Way Planetary Images Panoramic/Piggyback
