Photo Details
| Date Uploaded |
| Aug 9, 2013 |
| Location |
| Huntsville, Alabama, United States |
| Copyright |
| © Fred Herrmann |
| Categories |
| Nature, Places, Space |
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The Pelican nebula resides in the constellation Cygnus at a distance of ~2000 light-years. This emission nebula consisting mainly of hydrogen fluoresces from the radiation of the nearby first magnitude star Deneb. L(Ha)RGB image taken from my backyard observatory.