Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Cocoon nebula  ·  IC 5146  ·  The star 16Cam
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IC5146/C19  - Cocoon Nebula, seigell
IC5146/C19  - Cocoon Nebula
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IC5146/C19 - Cocoon Nebula

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The Cocoon Nebula, like many other Nebulae, is literally a Cocoon for a very young Star Cluster hidden almost invisibly within the folds of the massive cloud of molecular Hydrogen that is still giving birth to their brethren.

Imaged just before Thanksgiving at our SE AZ Dark Site (TAAA CAC).

Scope: Orion 8in Astrograph

Mount: CGEM

Guide: MMAG

Exposure: 10x300s

Camera: Canon 550D Modded

Capture: BackyardEOS v3.1.0

Process: DSS, ACDSeePro8

IC5146 8Astro 550D 10x300s 800ISO MaFlats MaDarks MaBias DSS 1c_nr

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IC5146/C19  - Cocoon Nebula, seigell