IC5070

Pelican Nebula

IC5070

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Object Info

Type

Nebula

Constellation

Cygnus

Distance

1,800 ly

Capture Details

Date

September 14, 2010

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Ha 8x15 (bin 1x1)

Equipment

Optics

Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT

Focal Length

1490mm @f/5.3

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon 3nm Ha

Software

MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop