IC 5070: Pelican Nebula

IC 5070 is an emission nebula situated at the core of the Swan constellation. Its dust lanes define a silhouette that resembles a pelican, that's wht it is commonly known as "Pelican Nebula".
This is a "bicolor" Hα-OIII combination especially developed to show the difference in concentration of hydrogen (in red) and oxygen (in blue).
The *Pelican Nebula lies about 1800 l.y. from Earth.