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

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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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