Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Cocoon nebula  ·  IC 5146
IC5146 - The Cocoon Nebula, 



    
        

            Nadeem Shah
IC5146 - The Cocoon Nebula
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IC5146 - The Cocoon Nebula

IC5146 - The Cocoon Nebula, 



    
        

            Nadeem Shah
IC5146 - The Cocoon Nebula
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IC5146 - The Cocoon Nebula

Acquisition details

Dates:
Aug. 31, 2016
Frames:
30×300(2h 30′)
Integration:
2h 30′
Avg. Moon age:
28.68 days
Avg. Moon phase:
0.82%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 1422829

RA center: 21h52m15s.4

DEC center: +47°1438

Pixel scale: 4.187 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 269.805 degrees

Field radius: 1.118 degrees

Resolution: 1600x1065

File size: 1.4 MB

Locations: Home, North London, United Kingdom

Description

The Cocoon Nebula - IC5146, is a reflection - emission nebula and Caldwell object in the constellation Cygnus.

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IC5146 - The Cocoon Nebula, 



    
        

            Nadeem Shah