This dataset captures IC 5070, the Pelican Nebula, through one hour of total integration gathered on a single night in July 2007. The photographer used a Canon 350D camera modified with a Baader filter, mounted on a SkyWatcher 80ED refractor telescope and tracked with a Vixen Super Polaris mount. The acquisition consists of twelve 300-second exposures, all taken through the same filter modification.
The Pelican Nebula lies adjacent to the North America Nebula in Cygnus and shares the same ionizing source. This modest integration time provides a foundation for those interested in working with emission nebula data from consumer-grade equipment. The dataset is available as a free download under CC BY 4.0 licensing, allowing users to copy, modify and redistribute the material for any purpose provided they give appropriate credit to the original author.
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