The Pelican Nebula, designated as IC 5070, is a striking H II region found in the constellation Cygnus. This emission nebula gets its name from its shape, which resembles a pelican. Located near the bright star Deneb, the Pelican Nebula is closely associated with the North America Nebula, though the two are separated by a dark, dust-filled molecular cloud. Both nebulae are part of the expansive H II region known as Westerhout 40.

Object: IC 5070

Location: Portsmouth, UK

Mount: Alt Az

Bortle Scale: 7

Nights:     16th-17th August 2024

Total Subs Used: 404 x 10 Subs

Seeing:  Clear

Fits Stacked: Siril

Post-Processing Steps

1. GraXpert - Background extraction and Denoise v2.0 

2. Siril - colour calibration, photometric colour calibration, removing green noise, colour calibration, histogram stretch, colour saturation.

3.  Lightroom