IC5070 - The Pelican Nebula HaRGB

The Pelican in HA

The Pelican Nebula in Cygnus  
Scope: 12.5" Planewave CDK
Camera: Apogee U16M w Astrodon Gen II H-Alpha, RGB filters
Mount: Paramount ME (MKS5000)
13/13/10 x 10 min for RGB
31 x 20 min H-Alpha
Acquired with TSX and CCD-Commander
RGB and H-Alpha processed in PixInsight
H-Alpha / RGB combine in PS CC 2019

Here is a processing of the pure RGB:

Pelican RGB

Below is the 10+ hours H-Alpha channel alone for comparison:

Pelican in H-Alpha

Lucknow, Ontario
Oct 2022

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