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Pelican Nebula in Emission-Line
IC5070
Object
Type Nebula
Constellation Cygnus
Distance 1,800 ly
Magnitude
Angular Size 80 arc min
Size
More Info  APODEssay by Robert Gendler ©
Image
Date 8/8/2009
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data SII:Ha:OIII 45:180:45 mins @ -15C
SII 3x15 (2x2), Ha 12x15 (1x1), OIII 3x15 (bin 2x2) as RGB
Notes
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

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