Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  B168  ·  Cocoon Nebula  ·  IC 5146  ·  LBN 424  ·  LDN 1055  ·  Sh2-125  ·  VdB147
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IC 5146, the Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus, Walter Leonhard Schramböck
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IC 5146, the Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus

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IC 5146, the Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus, Walter Leonhard Schramböck
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IC 5146, the Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus

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The starcluster Collinder 470 is involved in clouds of emission/reflection and dark nebulae. The dark nebula Banard 168 forms a dark lane, surrounding the cluster and projecting westwards, forming the appearance of a trail behind the Cocoon.
IC 5146 is a stellar nursery where star-formation is ongoing. 

I hesitated for a long time to photograph this nebula because you see so many pictures of it. But I was caught unprepared by several clear nights, so I decided on this property without further ado and I haven't regretted it.

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