IC5070 - The Pelican Nebula (Ha)

19:43 4/9/2008 UTC

The Pelican Nebula is an interesting emission nebula complex in constellation Cygnus. The nebula lies close to the North America Nebula (NGC7000) which is partially visible in left side of the image. This is very nice target for narrowband filters and I am planning to continue this with other filters as soon as weather permits.

Camera: Modified Canon EOS 350D | Telescope: Skywatcher ED80 Pro 80mm f7.5 refractor, William Optics 0.8x focal reducer | Mount: Vixen GP-D2, Boxdoerfer PowerFlex MTS-3SLP drive controller | Filters: Astronomik H-alpha 13nm 2", Astronomik EOS L UV/IR Insert Filter | Guiding: , The Imaging Source DMK 21AU04.AS CCD camera, Orion ShortTube 80mm f5 refractor, Stark-Labs PHD Guiding | Exposure: 9x600s (1h30m) ISO800 f6, 17 darks, 10 flats, 0 bias | Software: Stark-Labs Nebulosity 2 | Location: 60°31'N 26°52'E (Koivula/Kotka,FI)