Pelican Nebula. Optical image of part of the Pelican Nebula (IC 5067-5070), which lies in the constellation Cygnus. This is an emission nebula (HII re

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Pelican Nebula. Optical image of part of the Pelican Nebula (IC 5067-5070), which lies in the constellation Cygnus. This is an emission nebula (HII region), a cloud of gas which glows as the hydrogen it contains is ionised by ultraviolet radiation from hot young stars within it. This image was produced using the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, Mauna Kea, Hawaii, USA.

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Size: 2577px × 3500px
Photo credit: © J-C CUILLANDRE/CANADA-FRANCE-HAWAII TELESCOPE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: 5067, 5068, 5069, 5070, astronomy, astrophysics, birth, canada-france-hawaii, cosmology, cosmos, cygnus, emission, evolution, formation, hii, ic, nebula, night, pelican, region, science, sky, space, star, starbirth, starfield, stars, stellar, telescope