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IC 5146 Cocoon Nebula, Ben Loftin
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IC 5146 Cocoon Nebula

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IC 5146 Cocoon Nebula

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The Cocoon Nebula is a reflection nebula and an H II region [1].  Shot in RGB and Ha but have not found a combination with Ha I like quite yet so posting RGB only for now.


References:

[1] D. Johnstone et al 2017 ApJ836 132

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IC 5146 Cocoon Nebula, Ben Loftin