Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Cocoon Nebula  ·  IC 5146
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Cocoon Nebula (LRGB), Trevor Jones
Cocoon Nebula (LRGB)
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Cocoon Nebula (LRGB), Trevor Jones
Cocoon Nebula (LRGB)
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The Cocoon Nebula (LRGB)

I've spent another 5 hours processing this one, focusing on better stars, and less color noise.

Equipment Details:

Sky-Watcher Esprit 150

Starlight Xpress SX-42 Kit

Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Pro

Captured using Astro Photography Tool

Autoguiding with PHD2 Guiding

Stacking and Calibration in DeepSkyStacker

Processing in Adobe Photoshop 2020

Photo Details:

Luminance Filter: 1 Hour, 30 Minutes

Red Filter: 1 Hour, 40 Minutes

Green Filter: 1 Hour, 49 Minutes

Blue Filter: 1 Hour, 39 Minutes

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Cocoon Nebula (LRGB), Trevor Jones