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The Pelican Nebula (IC 5070), a beautiful emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, right next to the more famous North America Nebula.
This cosmic pelican is located about 1,800 light-years away and spans over 30 light-years across. The rich red and orange glow comes from hydrogen gas ionized by young, hot stars, while dark tendrils of interstellar dust carve out the nebula’s “beak” and “eye.” Within these clouds, new stars are actively forming, their radiation sculpting the surrounding gas into intricate shapes.
The Pelican Nebula is a favorite target for astrophotographers because of its fine textures and complex interplay of light and shadow. It’s part of a massive star-forming region in our Milky Way — a reminder that our galaxy is still hard at work building new suns.
From Earth, it’s just a tiny patch in the sky near Deneb, but through the camera and telescope, it becomes an epic landscape of creation and beauty.
Acquisition Details: 70mm Meade Quad APO Astrograph, AVX mount, QHY183C CMOS camera, Optolong L-eXtreme dual band narrowband filter, (126x120s) 4 hours 12 minutes of data taken on August 8, 2025. Processed using DSS, SAS, Ps.
Messier 20 (Trifid Nebula) captured using the 1.8-metre PS1 telescope that operates the Pan-STARRS survey. The red is using the r (Red) filter, the blue is using the g (Green) filter, and the green is a synthetic combination of r and g. The colors are coded to look more "natural" to the visible light.
Data Credit: Pan-STARRS
Processing Credit: Addy
Here is the result of me taking an image from both my light polluted skies near Pittsburgh, PA and from dark skies in Potter County, PA. This is the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888). It is located in the Cygnus Constellation.
Technical details in the link: astrob.in/rq5c3f/B/
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