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

Cocoon Nebula Deep Field, raguramm
Cocoon Nebula Deep Field
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Cocoon Nebula Deep Field

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My first serious project from the dark-sky observatory. The Cocoon nebula has long been one of my favorite summer targets, but it needs long integrations and dark skies to shine - both of which I put to use here.

Processing was far more challenging than expected, given the incredible density of stars in the area. Upon an auto-stretch, stars overwhelmed any nebulosity outside the core of the cocoon, and it took hours of creative processing to both 1) control the starfield in a natural way and 2) bring out hidden dusty detail. All in all, I am very pleased with the result.

Note that this image was acquired over many nights this month, and I've condensed acquisition dates into one per filter for convenience. Integration time is accurate.

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Cocoon Nebula Deep Field, raguramm