IC 5070 Pelican Nebula - Mosaic Section in SHO Palette
Saturday, May 9th, 2026 at 1:33:32 PM · 2026/Astrophotography
This is a detailed section of the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070), an emission nebula located in the constellation Cygnus. The image was captured using narrowband filters (SII, Hα, OIII) mapped to the Hubble palette (SHO), revealing complex pillars of gas and dust where new stars are forming. The orange-gold tones represent sulfur emissions, while cyan-blue areas show oxygen, and the blended regions display hydrogen-alpha. Dark obscuring dust lanes create dramatic contrast against the glowing ionized gas clouds, with countless stars punctuating the celestial landscape. The intricate filamentary structures and bubble-like formations are shaped by stellar winds and radiation from hot young stars.
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