The Pelican Nebula is contained within the constellation Cygnus, the Swan, making it akin to an interstellar Turducken, but with different birds and much more space. Newly formed stars litter the area of the Pelican Nebula, and it also happens to be fouled with dark dust, fitting considering it is fowl within fowl. An immense stellar nursery, the Pelican Nebula will be the birthplace of numerous stars to come, and is an excellent example of the beginnings of a life cycle of a star. Only two thousand light years away, the Pelican Nebula can be viewed with a relatively small telescope to the northeast of the star Deneb.
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