Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Cocoon nebula  ·  IC 5146
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IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula, niteman1946
IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula
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IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula

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IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula, niteman1946
IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula
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IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula

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IC5146 (Caldwell 19) is a reflection and emission nebula located in the Constellation Cygnus. It is approximately 4000 light years away, and age of the central star that lights it is estimated at 10,000 years . Dark nebula Barnard 168 is seen surrounding the Cocoon and suggesting a trail behind it . (Source Wikipedia).

Images captured using the Meade 12"LX200 at F7.5. Employed total of 198 subs at ISO1600 and 10 minutes each (33.0 hr) on 7/19 (35), 7/22 (29), 7/24 (25), 7/28(28), 8/13 (35), 8/15 (10), 8/16 (10) and 8/19 (26). Processing was done with PixInsight. This is a very slight crop -- North is up.

All in all I was pleased with the results. This object has responded well to lots of integration.

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IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula, niteman1946