IC 5070 Pelican Nebula in Narrowband SHO Palette
Sunday, May 10th, 2026 at 6:23:37 AM · 2026/Astrophotography
This is a detailed narrowband astrophotography image of IC 5070, also known as the Pelican Nebula, located in the constellation Cygnus. The image was created using the SHO (Hubble) palette mapping, where Sulfur-II, Hydrogen-alpha, and Oxygen-III emissions are mapped to red, green, and blue channels respectively. The vibrant colors reveal complex filamentary structures, dark absorption lanes, and pillars of gas and dust being sculpted by intense stellar radiation. This mosaic represents 4.7 hours of total integration time using multiple narrowband and broadband filters, processed with Python and AI-assisted star removal techniques to emphasize the nebular structures.
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