IC 5070 Pelican Nebula
This image shows the ionization front in the Pelican nebula, a giant nearby star-formation region. The pillars are being sculpted by the intense ultraviolet radiation from massive stars which have recently formed within the nebula.
| Observatory: | WIYN Observatory Kitt Peak, Arizona |
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| Telescope: | WIYN 0.9-Meter |
| Instrument: | Mosaic I |
| Astronomer: | T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and WIYN |
| Date of Observation: | 05-24-2002 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | Oxygen [OIII] (blue), Hydrogen-Alpha (green) and Sulphur [SII] (red) |
| Exposure Times: | 7x6min in H-alpha, 4x6min in [OIII], 5x6min in [SII] |
| Location of Image: | Cygnus |
| Field of View: | 32.4 x 50.2 arcmin |
| Orientation: | Rotated 135 degrees CW from North is up, East to the left |
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