IC 5070

IC 5070
IC 5070

IC 5070, The Pelican Nebula is a Hydrogen Emission Nebula in Cygnus, 1800 light years from here.
The nebulas’ pillars are being sculpted by the intense ultraviolet radiation from massive stars which have recently formed within the nebula.
Imaged in SHO narrowband and RGB for stars, OTA PlaneWave CDK 17 at DSOC, Texas.
Image Processing: Mike Selby

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