IC5070 Pelican Nebula in Narrowband SHO Palette
Wednesday, April 29th, 2026 at 1:54:58 PM · 2026/Astrophotography
This is a deep-sky astrophotography image of IC5070, commonly known as the Pelican Nebula, processed in the SHO (Hubble) palette combining Sulfur-II, Hydrogen-alpha, and Oxygen-III data. The image reveals billowing clouds of ionized gas in striking colors - golden yellows and oranges from Ha and SII emissions, with cyan-green tones representing OIII regions. The nebula's complex structure shows dark absorption lanes and bright emission regions where new stars are forming. This 2.7-hour integration captured with a monochrome astronomical camera reveals intricate filamentary details and the turbulent interface between stellar winds and molecular clouds.
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