Nebula IC 5070 (Pelican) - 01 August 2008

The Pelican nebula is next to North America Nebula. It is smaller. Both nebulas are beautiful. This is an image of first one.

There are some amazing emision nebulaes in constellation Cygnus. One of them is Pelican Nebula. And it is about 2,000 light-years away. A bright part of image (above two brightest stars) is nebula IC 5067.

Technical information:
Optics:TSC/GSO-600 + Baader UHC-S filter
Focal:800mm
Aperature:4
Exposure:10x8min.
Date & time:31 July 2008 from 22:10 UTC
Location:Central Europe, Slovakia, Cadca, village Zakopcie
Atmosphere:clear sky
Pointation:autopointation with Orestegor 300/4 + 2x teleconvertor Revue (2x)
Logitech Pro 4000
Mount:home made
Software:Subraw + Photoshop
ISO/ASA:1600
Camera:modified Canon 350D





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