Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  B168  ·  Cocoon Nebula  ·  IC 5146  ·  LBN 424  ·  LDN 1055  ·  Sh2-125  ·  VdB147
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Cocoon Nebula, Alf Jacob Nilsen
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I shot this beautiful emission nebula in constellation Cygnus with my new Celestron 9,25'' EDGE reflector at the very end of August.  15 l.y. wide and 3 262 l.y. away from us with it's central star   (Thyco 3608:1446) is of mag. 9,7 and started to shine some 100 000 years ago.  This is a place where stars are formed, a "stellar nursery".  Enjoy....

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Cocoon Nebula, Alf Jacob Nilsen