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NASA releases detailed image of the Pelican Nebula showing gas, dust, and stars
NASA released a detailed image of the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070), captured in Utah, USA, with 25 hours of exposure time. The image highlights filamentary dust structures and an ionization front caused by light from young energetic stars transforming cold gas into hot gas. The Pelican Nebula is part of a molecular cloud separating it from the North America Nebula and is an active region of star formation and evolving gas clouds. This image was published as NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day on September 7, 2026.
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The Pelican Nebula (IC 5070) is separated from the North America Nebula by a molecular cloud filled with dark dust.
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The image of the Pelican Nebula was taken in Utah, USA with 25 hours of exposure time.
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The image shows filamentary dust and an ionization front visible in bright orange caused by young energetic stars transforming cold gas to hot gas.
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The Pelican Nebula is an active region of star formation and evolving gas clouds.
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The image was released by NASA as the Astronomy Picture of the Day on September 7, 2026.
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