Pelican
Notes:
IC5067 or the Pelican Nebula is about 1,800 light years away in the next arm of the galaxy, the Cygnus Arm. This nebula has a bunch of cold gas (top) being changed to hot gas (bottom of photo), the boundary between these two is known as an ionization front. Dense tendrils of cold gas are visible in this photo along the front. It is in the Cygnus constellation.
Telescope:
C11
Mount:
MI-250
Camera:
SBIG ST-10XME
Filters:
Astrodon LRGB
Dates:
August 17-18, 2006
Exposure:
RGB 8x5min each for 120 mins total, plus 12x6min (72min) Lum for 192 minutes total at -20C