Pelican Nebula / IC 5070

NGCIC 70005070

My best photo of the North AmericaPelican Nebula - Full resolution picture available on Telescopius  
Details:
- Date: 7/19/Jun/20252026
- Exposures: 27x1min21x4min Lights, 10x1min5x4min DarksDarks, 10x3s Flats, 10x3s Dark Flats
- ISOGain: 3200126
- Guiding:Sensor Temperature: 5ºC
 - Guiding: Yes
Equipment:
- Camera: CanonZWO 6D
ASI294MC - Filters: SVBONY SV206 Light pollution filterPro
- Telescope: OrionSvbony NewtonianApochromatic 8"/79080/448 mm NSV503 203/79080ED Doublet (0.8x reducer/flattener)
- Mount: EquatorialEQ5 Sky-Watcher EQ6 (Upgradedmodified with OnStep)Onstep

Description

The Pelican Nebula (also known as IC 5070) is an H II region associated with the North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus,of closeCygnus. The gaseous contortions of this emission nebula bear a resemblance to Deneba (pelican, giving rise to its name. The Pelican Nebula is located nearby first magnitude star Deneb, and is divided from its more prominent neighbour, the tailNorth America Nebula, by a foreground molecular cloud filled with dark dust. Both are part of the swanlarger andH itsII brightestregion star)of inWesterhout the night sky. It is named because its shape resembles North America.80.

Find more information about the North AmericaPelican Nebula on Wikipedia

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Personal Stats

First observation

📆	16/08/202219/06/2026
📍	Santa Cruz, Portugal

Imaging sessions

Date	Bortle Class	Total Exposure Time
16/8/202219/6/2026	Class 53	50min84min (50x1min)
7/6/2023	Class 5	27min (27x1min)21x4min)

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Photographs

My best photo of the North AmericaPelican Nebula - Full resolution picture available on Telescopius  
Details:
- Date: 7/19/Jun/20252026
- Exposures: 27x1min21x4min Lights, 10x1min5x4min DarksDarks, 10x3s Flats, 10x3s Dark Flats
- ISOGain: 3200126
 - Sensor Temperature: 5ºC
- Guiding: Yes
Equipment:
- Camera: CanonZWO 6D
ASI294MC - Filters: SVBONY SV206 Light pollution filterPro
- Telescope: OrionSvbony NewtonianApochromatic 8"/79080/448 mm NSV503 203/79080ED Doublet (0.8x reducer/flattener)
- Mount: EquatorialEQ5 Sky-Watcher EQ6 (Upgradedmodified with OnStep)Onstep

My first photo of the North America Nebula (reprocessed) - Full resolution picture available on Telescopius 
Details:
 - Date: 16/Aug/2025
 - Exposures: 50x1min Lights
 - ISO: 3200
 - Guiding: Yes
Equipment:
 - Camera: Canon 6D
 - Lens: Pentax Lens 200 mm Super Takumar 200mm
 - Mount: Unknown EQ2 (Modified with OpenAstroMount)