Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Cocoon nebula  ·  IC 5146
Cocoon Nebula LRGB, 1074j
Cocoon Nebula LRGB
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Cocoon Nebula LRGB

Cocoon Nebula LRGB, 1074j
Cocoon Nebula LRGB
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Cocoon Nebula LRGB

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I've been reimaging some targets that I did a few years ago as both my technique at the telescope and post-processing have advanced. I did this target a few years back and blended in Ha into the L channel for higher nebula contrast. This time, it is a straight LRGB that was acquired with good seeing and a very dark site. The objective was to try and bring out some of the dark dust surrounding the nebula which was done by creating a moderately stretched image and a highly stretched image and then layered them together. I kind of like the smoother look of the nebula without Ha added to the L channel. I've also started using DSS for stacking as it does a better job aligning star colors than Nebulosity. It took awhile to get all the settings right though. L 20x400s, RGB 10x200s 2x2 binned.

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Cocoon Nebula LRGB, 1074j