Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  B168  ·  Cocoon Nebula  ·  IC 5146  ·  Sh2-125  ·  VdB147
IC 5146 - The Cocoon Nebula in LRGB, Arsh Nadkarni
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IC 5146 - The Cocoon Nebula in LRGB

IC 5146 - The Cocoon Nebula in LRGB, Arsh Nadkarni
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IC 5146 - The Cocoon Nebula in LRGB

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Inside the Cocoon Nebula is a newly developing cluster of stars! The cosmic Cocoon punctuates a long trail of obscuring interstellar clouds to its left. Cataloged as IC 5146, the beautiful nebula is nearly 15 light-years wide, located some 3,300 LY away toward the northern constellation of Cygnus. Shot in LGRB!

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IC 5146 - The Cocoon Nebula in LRGB, Arsh Nadkarni