IC5070

Pelican Nebula in Emission-Line

IC5070

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Object Info

Type

Nebula

Constellation

Cygnus

Distance

1,800 ly

Capture Details

Date

October 19, 2007

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

SII 9x15, Ha 13x15, OIII 9x15 (bin 1x1) as RGB

Notes

Imaged over multiple nights

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm SII, Ha, OIII

Software

CCD Commander, Maxim DL, Photoshop