Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Cocoon Nebula  ·  IC 5146
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The Cocoon Nebula, Bea Budai & Zsolt Paragi
The Cocoon Nebula
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The Cocoon Nebula, Bea Budai & Zsolt Paragi
The Cocoon Nebula
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The Cocoon Nebula is located at the front edge of a huge interstellar cloud where stars are forming. It is powered by a young massive star. It is one of a kind, and one of our favorites. If you are interested in a more detailed description, see this blurb about the Cocoon Nebula and massive star formation in general in our astrophoto blog:

https://cities-and-skies.com/the-cocoon-nebula/

Shot over four nights, using a broadband filter (2x30x300s) and a narrow-band Ha/OIII filter (2x30x300s).

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