Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  B168  ·  Cocoon nebula  ·  IC 5146  ·  Sh2-125  ·  VdB147
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Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) LRGB @DSW, Miles Zhou
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Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) LRGB @DSW

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Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) LRGB @DSW, Miles Zhou
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Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) LRGB @DSW

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The Cocoon Nebula, cataloged as IC 5146, is a strikingly beautiful emission nebula and star cluster located about 4,000 light years away in the constellation Cygnus.

This is a simple LRGB combination.

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Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) LRGB @DSW, Miles Zhou