Appropriately, the Pelican Nebula itself is part of a much larger, complex star-forming region about 2,000 light-years away in the high flying constellation Cygnus, the Swan.

• 恰当的说，鹈鹕星云本身也是一个更大更复杂恒星形成区域的一部份，它距离我们大约2,000光年远，位于高空中的天鹅座内。