Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Cocoon nebula  ·  IC 5146
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Cocoon Nebula details  (IC5146) in HαRGB, 



    
        

            Jose Carballada
Cocoon Nebula details  (IC5146) in HαRGB
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Cocoon Nebula details (IC5146) in HαRGB

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Cocoon Nebula details  (IC5146) in HαRGB, 



    
        

            Jose Carballada
Cocoon Nebula details  (IC5146) in HαRGB
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Cocoon Nebula details (IC5146) in HαRGB

Acquisition details

Dates:
Sept. 5, 2019 ·  Sept. 6, 2019 ·  Sept. 7, 2019 ·  Sept. 23, 2019 ·  Sept. 26, 2019
Frames:
Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Blue 36 mm: 80×180(4h) (gain: 75.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Green 36 mm: 80×180(4h) (gain: 75.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Red 36 mm: 80×180(4h) (gain: 75.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Astrodon Gen2 E-series Tru-Balance Lum 36mm: 280×180(14h) (gain: 75.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Astrodon H-alpha 5nm 36 mm: 20×600(3h 20′) (gain: 200.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Integration:
29h 20′
Avg. Moon age:
14.73 days
Avg. Moon phase:
40.69%

RA center: 21h53m28s.6

DEC center: +47°1601

Pixel scale: 1.007 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 270.069 degrees

Field radius: 0.408 degrees

Resolution: 2328x1760

File size: 5.1 MB

Locations: AAS Montsec, Àger, Lleida, Spain

Data source: Own remote observatory

Remote source: Non-commercial independent facility

Description

Close to 30 hours of integration time, under one of the best skies in Europe!

IC 5146 (the Cocoon Nebula) is a reflection/emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. The cluster is about 4,000 ly away, and the central star that lights it formed about 100,000 years ago; the nebula is about 12 arcmins across, which is equivalent to a span of 15 light years.

(description credits: Wikipedia)

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