Curdridge Observatory, Southampton,UK
Object name: IC5067 Pelican Nebula, Herbig - Haro 555, HH 555
Apparent RA: 20h 50m 48.0s
Apparent Dec:+44 20' 60.0"
Constellation: Cygnus
18 Sep 2012
I've never quite understood the object designations in the Pelican nebula. The whole region is known as IC5070 and IC5067, but i think this particular bit is most properly called IC5067. What an epically bright region! Along with Orion and M16 this must be one of the brightest HII region in the sky. This is a close up of the "stalk" part of the Pelican Nebula region, featuring numerous Herbig Haro objects, and a mixture of large and small scale features. It is taken on my 8 inch Newtonian with a 6nm Hydrogen Alpha filter. I've taken 11x1200s frames of the region - more than enough to make quite a nice smooth result. The moust famous Herbig Haro object in the region is HH 555 at the tip of the stalk. Jets of material blast out of the newly forming star hidden in the dust clouds of the diminishing Pelican Nebula.
View full sized image of IC5067 Pelican Nebula, Herbig - Haro 555, HH 555
cCaptured and calibrated in Maxim DL, processed in photoshop.
This image was autoguided using my homemade off axis guider with Lodestar.
Imaged with my homemade telescope mount
Exposure Details :
Astrodon 6nm Ha 6x1200s on 200 @ F5 f.l. 1000 with Artemis 285 camera
Astrodon 6nm Ha 5x1200s on 200 @ F5 f.l. 1000 with Artemis 285 camera
Equipment:
Skywatcher 200 Newt (upgraded with OO Hilux secondary)
Baader Focuser
Homemade focus motor
Homemade filterwheel / OAG combo with Lodestar guide camera
Artemis 285 CCD camera
Homemade Telescope mount
Curdridge Observatory, Southampton,UK
