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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
The Butterfly Nebula (IC 1318) is a gorgeous emission nebula in the heart of the constellation Cygnus, the Swan. Despite its name, it’s not a single object but a vast complex of glowing hydrogen gas and dark dust lanes, lying about 4,000–5,000 light-years away. The “butterfly” shape comes from these dark dust clouds cutting through the bright red emission, giving the appearance of delicate wings spread wide.
IC 1318 is located near the bright star Sadr (Gamma Cygni) located to the right of center in the shot below, which marks the Swan’s chest in the Summer Triangle asterism. This whole region is a stellar nursery, where new stars are forming inside dense molecular clouds. The light we see is powered by nearby hot, young stars whose ultraviolet radiation ionizes the hydrogen gas, causing it to glow in those rich crimson hues captured in long-exposure astrophotography.
Cygnus itself is one of the most rewarding areas of the summer sky, packed with nebulae, star clusters, and deep-sky treasures. Point a telescope or camera here, and you’re looking straight into one of the most crowded and active star-forming regions in our galaxy.
Acquisition Details: 70mm Meade Quad APO Astrograph, AVX mount, QHY183C CMOS camera, Optolong L-eXtreme dual band narrowband filter, (156x120s) 5 hours 12 minutes of data taken on August 9, 2025. Processed using DSS, SAS, Ps.
Pacman Nebula (NGC281)
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8 hours of data, the largest file I've started to work on. I feel like I'm managing to deal with the finer details now, just need to control where I've blown out the core of the nebula.
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Askar 71f at 490mm
ZWO ASI533MC
Optolong L-eNhance filter
Processed in Siril, GraXpert and Ps
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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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My first attempt at creating a tracked astro photo. This nebula is located in the constellation of Cygnus and is about 2,500 light years away. #astrophotography #skywatcher #staradventurer #apertura #canon #rebelT7 #deepskyobject #deepsky #nebula #astrophoto