IC5070

Pelican Nebula in Emission-Line

Object Info

Type

Nebula

Constellation

Cygnus

Distance

1,800 ly

Date

July 25, 2007

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

SII 4x15 (bin 2x2), Ha 12x10 4x900 (bin 1x1) , OIII 5x15 (bin 2x2) as RGB

Notes

Imaged over 4 nights in less than ideal conditions

Optics

Vixen VC200L Corrected Reflector

Focal Length

1280mm @f/6.4

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm SII, Ha, OIII

Software

Maxim DL, Photoshop