IC5070

Pelican Nebula in Emission-Line

IC5070

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Object Info

Type

Nebula

Constellation

Cygnus

Distance

1,800 ly

Capture Details

Date

August 8, 2009

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

SII 3x15 (2x2), Ha 12x15 (1x1), OIII 3x15 (bin 2x2) as RGB

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm SII, Ha, OIII

Software

MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop