IC 5067: the Pelican Nebula

A faint glow of interstellar HII gas in Cygnus.

Images taken: Devon Emig and Porter Wells, Oct. 5, 2010.

Telescope: Meade 12 in at f/5.91 (f=71 in).

Camera: SBIG ST-10 CCD camera

Image processing: CCDoops + CCDSoft + Photoshop CS.

Images taken: Brian Mazur, Sept. 18, 2007.

Telescope: Meade 12 in at f/5.91 (f=71 in).

Camera: SBIG ST-10 CCD camera

Image size: 20 am x 30 am; image rescaled to 1 as/pix; North is up.

Exposures: 2 x 20 min H-alpha, 1 min green, 2 min blue.

Image processing: CCDoops + CCDSoft + Photoshop CS.