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Names IC 5070, Sh2-117, LBN 350/353, BRC 31, Pelican Nebula
Right Ascension (2000.0) 20:50:43.7
Declination +44:10:48
Constellation Cygnus
Redshift (z) ...
Heliocentric Radial Velocity ...
Distance (esteem) 1960 light years
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 07/09/2018
Exposure time 12,000 seconds (8 x 1500 exposures) with binning mode 1 x 1 and AO-7
CCD Camera SBIG ST-8XE
Telescope Meade Instruments Schmidt-Cassegrain 14" LX200 OTA on 10 Micron GM2000 HPS Mount
Focal length 3556 mm
Diameter 355.6 mm
Focal ratio 10
Field of View 13.3 x 8.9 arcminute
Original scale 0.522 arcsecond / pixel

Palomar Observatory Sky Survey images
POSS I/E DSS1 Red
POSS I/O DSS2 Blue
POSS II/F DSS2 Red
POSS II/J DSS2 Blue
POSS II Color
4-meter Mayall telescope narrowband image
KPNO image

There are three Herbig-Haro objects, HH 563, HH 564, HH 565 visible in the image.
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