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

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Cocoon Nebula (IC5146), Gabriel Cardona
Cocoon Nebula (IC5146)
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Cocoon Nebula (IC5146)

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Description

The Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) is a reflection/emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. It is a cluster of stars involved in a bright and dark nebula, spanning about 15 light-years across and at a distance of 4000 light-years from Earth.

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  • Cocoon Nebula (IC5146), Gabriel Cardona
    Original
  • Cocoon Nebula (IC5146), Gabriel Cardona
    B
  • Final
    Cocoon Nebula (IC5146), Gabriel Cardona
    C

B

Description: Used PixInsight's Arcsinh stretch function to preserve star color and size.

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C

Description: Reprocessed using Spectral Photographic Calibration, BlurXterminator, NoiseXterminator, and Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch.

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Cocoon Nebula (IC5146), Gabriel Cardona