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



    
        

            Michael Caligiuri
IC5146:  Cocoon Nebula
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IC5146: Cocoon Nebula

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IC5146:  Cocoon Nebula, 



    
        

            Michael Caligiuri
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IC5146: Cocoon Nebula

Acquisition details

Dates:
Aug. 2, 2022
Frames:
Integration:
6h 50′
Avg. Moon age:
4.43 days
Avg. Moon phase:
20.62%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 6103865

RA center: 21h53m20s.4

DEC center: +47°1452

Pixel scale: 1.955 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 50.611 degrees

Field radius: 0.472 degrees

Resolution: 1410x1013

File size: 1.6 MB

Locations: Lockwood Observatories, Decsanso, CA, United States

Data source: Traveller

Description

HaLRGB image of the Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus.  
4:45 min of Ha (3nm); 25 min each RGB and 50 min Lum
Adding Lum helped pull in the reflected dust surrounding the emission
Excellent seeing conditions over two nights

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IC5146:  Cocoon Nebula, 



    
        

            Michael Caligiuri