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The Pelican nebula

author: D.De Martin/Novapix

reference: a-nec50-70004

Image Size 300 DPI: 48 * 53 cm

The Pelican nebula is located a few degrees east of the bright star Deneb in the constellation Cygnus the Swan, about 1,800 light-years distant from Earth. Composite of data coming from 2 different plates taken at Palomar Observatory between 1990 and 1993.

Keywords for this photo:

ASTRONOMY - CYGNUS - DSS - EMISSION NEBULA - IC 5067 - IC 5070 - MOUNT PALOMAR - NEBULA - PALOMAR - PELICAN - POSTER - STAR - STAR FORMATION - YOUNG STAR -