IC5146
Cocoon Nebula
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| Other names: |
Cocoon Nebula |
| Optics: |
Stellarvue SV80S at f/4.8 |
| Mount: |
Mountain Instruments MI-250 w/Gemini on ATS pier |
| Camera: |
SBIG ST-2000XM @ -16°C |
| Exposure: |
155 minutes [ 31 x 5 minutes ] |
| Accessories: |
CFW-8 | Astrodon 6nm Hα filter |
| Location: |
Ontario, CA |
| Date |
August 5, 2006 |
| Notes: |
Processing: Image acquisition, DFR, align, and combine in CCDSoft. Levels, curves, unsharp mask in Photoshop.
The Cocoon Nebula is a molecular gas cloud surrounding a magnitude 9.6 star in the constellation Cygnus. The dark dust lane is barely visible in this 2 hour 35 minute exposure from my very light-polluted area. It goes from the nebula toward the 7 o'clock position.
Click the image for a larger version (1400 x 1050, ~730k).
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