Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Cocoon Nebula  ·  IC 5146
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Cocoon Nebula - IC 5146, Jeff Culp
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Cocoon Nebula - IC 5146

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Cocoon Nebula - IC 5146

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Some 6,500 light-years distant, this is full of young stars, and includes a dark area of dust "trailing behind", most notable in wider fields. In this view, using my C 9.25 Edge HD, it is framing the core which spans some 15 light-years. This is a natural color view, which is enhanced of course to accentuate the beautiful contrasts of the red, blue, and even darker, dusty portions of the nebula. My earlier wide-field capture can be found here using the GT81:  https://www.astrobin.com/q0gl1j/?nc=&nce=

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Cocoon Nebula - IC 5146, Jeff Culp