Shock front in the Pelican nebula. AKA the Elephant nebula

 

 

 

8 Hours exposure (16x30 minutes) with an 18 inch F/4.5 newtonian running at F/8.5 (AP barlow lens)

ST-8XE camera at -30C

Guiding with AO-7 at 2.5 Hz

FWHM between 1.4" and 1.8"

50 nm FWHM Ealing H-Alpha filter

 

To give a better idea of where this field is, here is an old wide field view of the pelican with the field of the above image highlighted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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