Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Cocoon nebula  ·  IC 5146
Cocoon Nebula - IC 5146, George Cooper
Cocoon Nebula - IC 5146
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Cocoon Nebula - IC 5146, George Cooper
Cocoon Nebula - IC 5146
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Description



Description

Here is a picture of the Cocoon Nebula. The Cocoon Nebula is a huge star forming region situated around 3300 light years away in our Milky Way.

Facts and Statistics

Type: Cluster associated with nebulosity

Magnitude: 7.2

Distance: 1.000 Kpc (3300 light years)

Redshift: -0.000059

Parallax: 0.00060"

Imaging Parameters

Light frames= 36 x 300"

Darks frames= 10

Bias frames= 10

Overall integration time: 3hrs

Date Imaged: 20/07/2017

Imaging Equipment

Skywatcher 150/750 Newtonian

Celestron Advanced Vx

Canon 350d baader modified

Adobe Photoshop, DeepSkyStacker, PHD2

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Cocoon Nebula - IC 5146, George Cooper