IC5070

Pelican Nebula

IC5070

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Object Info

Type

Nebula

Constellation

Cygnus

Distance

1,800 ly

Capture Details

Date

September 1, 2005

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Ha 6x15 (bin 1x1), R 2x15, G 2x15, B 2x15 (bin 2x2)

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Celestron CGE

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW8A, Astrodon LRGB, 6nm Ha

Software

CCDSoft 5, Photoshop cs