Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  B168  ·  Cocoon nebula  ·  IC 5146  ·  Sh2-125  ·  VdB147
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IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula, Elmiko
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IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula

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IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula

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IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula is a beautiful Emission Nebula in Cygnus.

Taken June 22,23,24,26,27 Seeing 6/10

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  • IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula, Elmiko
    Original
  • IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula, Elmiko
    B
  • Final
    IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula, Elmiko
    C

B

Description: I wanted to make the back ground less blue. Also I thought the original was too flat. I think the new version is more three-dimentional.

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C

Description: I made a Range Mask and Star Mask, and combined them using Pixel Math. This protected the stars and nebula so I could try to bring out the dusty nebulosity around the Cocoon.

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IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula, Elmiko