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On this page I collect my observations of the galactic emission nebula IC 5070 (Pelican Nebula) in the constellation Cepheus.
The galactic emission nebula IC 5070 (Pelican Nebula) in the constellation Cepheus is, according to Stoyan, a faint nebular region, which is more difficult to observe than the North America Nebula NGC 7000. In my experience it is rather the other way round in the eVscope. The best results so far, I got, however, with the Vespera (with post-processing).
In the "Canada section" of NGC 7000 there are the open star clusters NGC 6996 (possibly an asterism) and NGC 6997; my astronomy software seems to confuse the both, though - and according to SpaceWalk Telescopes other sources confuse them as well...
| IC 5070 (Pelican Nebula) | NGC 7000 (North America Nebula) | |
| Size: 60' x 50' / 40' x 30' (Wikipedia/Stoyan) Distance: 2,000 light years (Wikipedia/Stoyan) Rating: --- |
Size: 1.3° (Stoyan) Distance: 2,000 light years (Wikipedia/Stoyan) Rating: *** (Stoyan) |
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| NGC 6996 | NGC 6997 | |
| Size: 8'-9' (SpaceWalk Telescopes) Distance: 2,800 light years (SpaceWalk Telescopes) Rating: --- |
Size: 14' (SkySafari for NGC 6996...) Distance: 2,000/2,700 light years (Wikipedia/SpaceWalk Telescopes) Rating: --- |
The galactic emission nebula IC 5070 (Pelican Nebula) in the constellation Cygnus (Image Courtesy of SkySafari Astronomy, www.simulationcurriculum.com)
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IC 5070, Sep 30, 2022 - original (119 frames = 1190 seconds) |
IC 5070, Sep 30, 2022 - large (119 frames = 1190 seconds), processed |
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IC 5070, Oct 22, 2022 - original (180 frames = 1800 seconds) |
IC 5070, Oct 22, 2022 - large (180 frames = 1800 seconds), processed |
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NGC 7000 and IC 5070, Oct 27, 2022 - original (262 frames = 2620 seconds), mosaic |
NGC 7000, Oct 27, 2022 - original (262 frames = 2620 seconds), mosaic, processed |
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NGC 7000 and IC 5070, Nov 10, 2022 - original (721 frames = 7210 seconds), mosaic |
NGC 7000 and IC 5070, Nov 10, 2022 - original (721 frames = 7210 seconds), mosaic, processed |
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NGC 7000 and IC 5070, Jan 11, 2024 - original (363 frames = 3630 seconds), mosaic, Dual Band Filter |
NGC 7000 and IC 5070, Jan 11, 2024 - large (363 frames = 3630 seconds), mosaic, Dual Band Filter, processed |
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NGC 7000 and IC 5070, Jan 11, 2024 - large (363 frames = 3630s), mosaic, Dual Band Filter, processed (DN) |
NGC 7000 and IC 5070, Jan 11, 2024 - large (363 frames = 3630s), mosaic, Dual Band Filter, processed (DN), made brighter |
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IC 5070 and NGC 7000, Sep 18, 2025 - 2000 (380 frames = 1:03 h), mosaic, Dual Band Filter |
IC 5070 and NGC 7000, Sep 18, 2025 - 2000 (380 frames = 1:03 h), mosaic, Dual Band Filter, from TIFF, processed |
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IC 5070 and NGC 7000, Sep 18, 2025 - 2000 (380 frames = 1:03 h), mosaic, Dual Band Filter, from TIFF, processed, denoised (PA) |
IC 5070 and NGC 7000, Sep 18, 2025 - 2000 (380 frames = 1:03 h), mosaic, Dual Band Filter, from TIFF, further processed, denoised (PA) |
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IC 5070 and NGC 7000, Sep 18, 2025 - 2000 (380 frames = 1:03 h), mosaic, Dual Band Filter, from TIFF, further processed, denoised (PA), made brighter |
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IC 5070/NGC 7000 - Jan 18, 2026, 60 min, unprocessed, original |
IC 5070/ NGC 7000 - Jan 18, 2026, 60 min, processed with Stellar Studio and further processed, original |
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IC 5070/NGC 7000 - Sep 21, 2026, 2h, mosaic, DuoBand filter, unprocessed, original |
IC 5070/NGC 7000 - Sep 21, 2026, 2h, mosaic, DuoBand filter, processed with Stellar Studio, Original |
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IC 5070/NGC 7000 - Sep 21, 2026, 2h, mosaic, DuoBand filter, processed with Stellar Studio and further processed, original |
IC 5070/NGC 7000 - Sep 21, 2026, 2h, mosaic, DuoBand filter, processed with Stellar Studio and further processed even stronger , original |
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IC 5070/NGC 7000 - Sep 21, 2026, post-processed by Volker Camacho with a smartphone app, original |
IC 5070/NGC 7000 - Sep 21, 2026, ditto, made brighter by me, original |
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Evaluation with nova.astrometry.net: IC 5070/NGC 7000 with NGC 6997 |
November 24, 2020 (Mühlhausen/Kraichgau: eVscope): IC 5070 photographed
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IC 5070 - Aug 20, 2020 |
IC 5070 - Aug 23, 2020 |
IC 5070 - Aug 23, 2020 |
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IC 5070 - Aug 20, 2020, photo on top processed |
IC 5070 - Aug 23, 2020, photo on top processed |
IC 5070 - Aug 23, 2020, photo on top processed |
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IC 5070 - Sep 7, 2020 |
IC 5070 - Nov 24, 2020 |
IC 5070 - Nov 24, 2020 |
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IC 5070 - Sep 7, 2020, photo on top processed |
IC 5070 - Nov 24, 2020, photo on top processed |
IC 5070 - Nov 24, 2020, photo on top processed |
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IC 5070 - Oct 23, 2021 |
IC 5070 - Oct 23, 2021 |
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IC 5070 - Oct 23, 2021, photo on top processed |
IC 5070 - Oct 23, 2021, photo on top processed |
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IC 5070 - Oct 22, 2022 |
IC 5070 - Nov 2, 2022 |
IC 5070 - Nov 24, 2022 |
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IC 5070 - Oct 22, 2022, photo on top processed |
IC 5070 - Nov 2, 2022, photo on top processed |
IC 5070 - Nov 24, 2022, photo on top processed |
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IC 5070 - Oct 10, 2023, 21 min |
IC 5070 - Oct 10, 2023, photo left processed |
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IC 5070 - Dec 18, 2023, 15 min |
IC 5070 - Dec 18, 2023, photo left processed |
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IC 5070, Sep 30, 2022 - original (119 frames = 1190 seconds) |
IC 5070, Sep 30, 2022 - large (119 frames = 1190 seconds), processed |
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IC 5070, Oct 22, 2022 - original (180 frames = 1800 seconds) |
IC 5070, Oct 22, 2022 - large (180 frames = 1800 seconds), processed |
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NGC 7000 and IC 5070, Oct 27, 2022 - original (262 frames = 2620 seconds), mosaic |
NGC 7000, Oct 27, 2022 - original (262 frames = 2620 seconds), mosaic, processed |
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NGC 7000 and IC 5070, Nov 10, 2022 - original (721 frames = 7210 seconds), mosaic |
NGC 7000 and IC 5070, Nov 10, 2022 - original (721 frames = 7210 seconds), mosaic, processed |
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NGC 7000 and IC 5070, Jan 11, 2024 - original (363 frames = 3630 seconds), mosaic, Dual Band Filter |
NGC 7000 and IC 5070, Jan 11, 2024 - large (363 frames = 3630 seconds), mosaic, Dual Band Filter, processed |
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NGC 7000 and IC 5070, Jan 11, 2024 - large (363 frames = 3630s), mosaic, Dual Band Filter, processed (DN) |
NGC 7000 and IC 5070, Jan 11, 2024 - large (363 frames = 3630s), mosaic, Dual Band Filter, processed (DN), made brighter |
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IC 5070 and NGC 7000, Sep 18, 2025 - 2000 (380 frames = 1:03 h), mosaic, Dual Band Filter |
IC 5070 and NGC 7000, Sep 18, 2025 - 2000 (380 frames = 1:03 h), mosaic, Dual Band Filter, from TIFF, processed |
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IC 5070 and NGC 7000, Sep 18, 2025 - 2000 (380 frames = 1:03 h), mosaic, Dual Band Filter, from TIFF, processed, denoised (PA) |
IC 5070 and NGC 7000, Sep 18, 2025 - 2000 (380 frames = 1:03 h), mosaic, Dual Band Filter, from TIFF, further processed, denoised (PA) |
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IC 5070 and NGC 7000, Sep 18, 2025 - 2000 (380 frames = 1:03 h), mosaic, Dual Band Filter, from TIFF, further processed, denoised (PA), made brighter |
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IC 5070/NGC 7000 - Jan 18, 2026, 60 min, unprocessed, original |
IC 5070/ NGC 7000 - Jan 18, 2026, 60 min, processed with Stellar Studio and further processed, original |
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IC 5070/NGC 7000 - Sep 21, 2026, 2h, mosaic, DuoBand filter, unprocessed, original |
IC 5070/NGC 7000 - Sep 21, 2026, 2h, mosaic, DuoBand filter, processed with Stellar Studio, Original |
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IC 5070/NGC 7000 - Sep 21, 2026, 2h, mosaic, DuoBand filter, processed with Stellar Studio and further processed, original |
IC 5070/NGC 7000 - Sep 21, 2026, 2h, mosaic, DuoBand filter, processed with Stellar Studio and further processed even stronger , original |
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IC 5070/NGC 7000 - Sep 21, 2026, post-processed by Volker Camacho with a smartphone app, original |
IC 5070/NGC 7000 - Sep 21, 2026, ditto, made brighter by me, original |
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Evaluation with nova.astrometry.net: IC 5070/NGC 7000 with NGC 6997 |