Pellican Nebula (IC 5067 70) + Giacomo Pro + L-Ultimate, L-Synergy

Pellican Nebula (IC 5067 70)

Credit: Giacomo Pro

Filters: Optolong L-Ultimate, Optolong L-Synergy 

 

 

 

The Pelican Nebula
Known as IC 5067/70, it is an H II region visible in the constellation Cygnus, near Deneb (the swan’s tail and its brightest star); it belongs to the same giant molecular cloud as the nearby North America Nebula and is easy to photograph. Its distance is estimated at around 2,000 light-years.
The nebula resembles a pelican, due to a dark nebula marking the northern edge of the object, making it look like a pelican’s beak; from an astronomical point of view, it is an emission nebula, which has been extensively studied because of the star-formation processes taking place within it. Due to the vigorous dynamics of its gases, the nebula will change shape relatively quickly.
Although smaller and less striking than the neighbouring North America Nebula, the Pelican Nebula is easily visible through an amateur telescope less than one degree south-west of the latter, from which it is separated by a dark band known as LDN 935.
Thanks to its distinctive shape, it is one of the best-known and most frequently photographed nebulae in the northern hemisphere.
For this astrophotographic image, I used a classic Hubble Palette SHO, with the stars taking on the characteristic magenta colour typical of the palette, resulting from the combination of the three channels: sulphur, hydrogen and oxygen.

 

 

 

 

Light: 148 x 300 seconds  Filter: Optolong L-Ultimate 3nm dualband filter
Light: 140 x 300 seconds  Filter: Optolong L-Synergy
Camera: Asi 294 mc pro
Telescope: Sharpstar 94 EDPH
Mount: Skywatcher Eq 6-r Pro
Acquisition: Asiair Plus
Software: DSS - Pixinsight – Photoshop
Shots: 10-13-14/07/2024
Shots: 26-28/06/2026
Location: Torricella (TA) ITALY
Sky Bortle: 6
Author: PRO’ GIACOMO.

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