IC 5070 Pelican Nebula in SHO Narrowband Palette
Friday, May 15th, 2026 at 4:08:49 PM · 2026/Astrophotography
This is a narrowband astrophotography image of IC 5070, the Pelican Nebula, captured using the SHO (Sulfur-Hydrogen-Oxygen) palette mapped to false colors. The image showcases the nebula's complex structure with brilliant turquoise and teal emission from oxygen, golden-yellow highlights from sulfur, and deep crimson regions from hydrogen-alpha. The dark dust lanes and pillars of gas create dramatic contrasts against the glowing ionized regions. This mosaic was stitched from multiple panels with a total integration time of 13.3 hours, combining narrowband filters (SII, Ha, OIII) with RGB and luminance data, processed using Python and Syqon Starless AI for star removal.
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