It is an emission nebula. Located in the constellation Cygnus, next to Deneb (first magnitude star) and next  of the North America nebula (the "East Coast"). Separated from his brightest and biggest neighbor by a molecular cloud of black dust. His apparent brightness is 8 over 5 brightness of his neighbor North America nebula. 

      The region is filled by ionized hydrogen (HII area). His overall shape resembles that of a pelican, hence his name. Two 5th magnitude stars in it, the 56 Cyg (double star, with apparent magnitude of 5.07 and 11.17) which is just above and hust right of the center of the image and 57 Cyg (eapparent magnitude 4.78) is slightly above the center of the image and left. Leftmost is OV 1794 Cyg (M.S. 7.23) In distance from us of 41, 100 and 160 pc (134, 530 and 330 light-years), respectively.

 

The most readily visible part of the IC 5067 stars located north of 56 kai 57 Cygnii (visible by a 5 inches telescope at 25x). Dense clouds of black dust help us determine his eyes and his long beak. The bright front of ionized gas suggests the curved shape of the head and neck of the bird. The nebula is located 2.000 light years away with a linear diameter of 30 light years. It belongs to the same H II region of the nebula with the "North America» nebula (NGC 7000). 

 

  This nebula is studied because it contains a mixture of active star-forming gas and just developing aerial clouds. The light (energy) of the active young stars ionizes the surrounding gas clouds from inside to outside. Nevertheless filiform formations of cold gas remains. After just a million years from now, the formations of the nebula similar to pelican will have changed completely and then the nebula will have a completely different appearance as the placement of stars and gas will have changed completely. 

 

Pseudocolor (pseudocolors). 

Indicate the recorded colors through filters. The recorded color differ from the corresponding images of the full visible spectrum. 

In the two photos above (in the second line),  narrowband filters (Ha, O kai S) were used.

 

 

Technical data of the photo's :

 

Narrowband filters Ha, O και S were used.

 Ha 14x15min, O : 40x 5min, S : 51x5 min

Telescope : Takahashi SQ 106 

Mount :  NEQ6

 CCD camera QSI WSG 683

 Guiding camera : meade DSI I

Frames  :  Ha : Eubia Island, August2013).

                  Ο και S : Skyros Island, September 2013 

Processed in  pixinsight and photoshop.