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

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IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula, Gary Opitz
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IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula

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The Cocoon Nebula is located in Cygnus and is around 3,000 light years distant. It is a stellar birth nebula consisting of mostly hydrogen and is an emission nebula. Surrounding the red main nebula is a circle of dust which reflects pale blue light.

I imaged and processed this target using traditional LRGB methods.

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IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula, Gary Opitz