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NASA Releases Image of the Pelican Nebula Showing Gas, Dust, and Stars
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 7, 2026, features a deep image of the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070) taken from Utah, USA, with 25 hours of exposure. This image highlights filamentary dust and shows the active region of star formation and evolving gas clouds in the nebula. The ionization front, the boundary between hot and cold gas caused by energetic young stars, is visible in bright orange. The Pelican Nebula is separated from the larger North America Nebula by a molecular cloud filled with dark dust, specifically the dark nebula LDN 935. Over millions of years, the nebula's appearance is expected to change as the balance of stars and gas shifts.
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The Pelican Nebula (IC 5070) is located near the North America Nebula and is separated by a molecular cloud with dark dust.
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The image released incorporates 25 hours of exposure and was taken in Utah, USA.
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The Pelican Nebula is an active region of star formation with evolving gas clouds.
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The ionization front, a boundary between hot and cold gas caused by young energetic stars, is visible in the image as bright orange on the upper right.
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The nebula is bounded by the dark nebula LDN 935 and may change in appearance over millions of years as stars and gas balance shifts.
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