Pelican nebula (IC 5070). This nebula is a cloud of gas that glows red due to ionisation of the hydrogen gas it contains by radiation from the hot you

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Pelican nebula (IC 5070). This nebula is a cloud of gas that glows red due to ionisation of the hydrogen gas it contains by radiation from the hot young stars embedded in it. The nebula lies around 2000 light years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus.

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Keywords: 5070, astronomical, astronomy, astrophysical, astrophysics, canada-france-hawaii, cfht, cygnus, emission, hii, ic, nebula, nebulosity, pelican, region, space, star, stars, telescope