Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Cocoon Nebula  ·  IC 5146
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Cocoon Nebula & Barnard 168, Mark Abbott
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Cocoon Nebula & Barnard 168

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Cocoon Nebula & Barnard 168, Mark Abbott
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Cocoon Nebula & Barnard 168

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After an 8 month break from imaging I'm getting back into the saddle.  In the past I mostly imaged with a 60mm doublet refractor and 0.8 reducer.  I finally got the 1X field flattener to work and this is my first attempt with this combination. 

The Cocoon Nebula is a challenging target for me.  I tried it once before and didn't have much success.  It was in a good position from my backyard so I spent a few nights on it.  

I just ordered a 90mm F6 triplet that I'm hoping to get by the end of the month!

Thanks for looking.

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Cocoon Nebula & Barnard 168, Mark Abbott

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