Constellation: Cygnus
IC5070 is popularly known as the Pelican Nebula, for obvious reasons (see the image below). Its angular size is rather large 60.0'x 50.0' and the magnitude is around 8 with surface brigtness 16.4. It is an excellent H-alpha object at the start of the season in August!
IC5070 is located next to the larger NGC700 (North America Nebula>.
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31 August 2007
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Image shown at left is reduced to 65%. Click image to see the full resolution result. This image came about after the longest period of bad weather I have experienced so far, no proper deep sky imaging has been possible the last 5-6 months due to the constant rain and cloudy conditions. The previous winter was also the worst I have seen weather-wise. It means I have lost quite a few skills in how to operate the equipment. This image therefore represents an effort to begin "climbing up the learning curve" once again. |
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04 August 2006
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