IC 5146 / Cocoon Nebula (RGB) (Turix)

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

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IC 5146 / Cocoon Nebula (RGB)

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IC 5146 / Cocoon Nebula (RGB)

I originally captured the RGB data I used for this image to create a NBRGB image instead (or atleast HaRGB) but ended up prefering the overall look I was getting with just the RGB data. I might use the NB data I captured for a second HOO or SHO image later instead.

Not sure if I over processed this one a bit - I did have to stop myself, the temptation to keep pushing the data to pull out more of the dust was rather strong! I also tried to be a bit more brutal with subs this time, using SubframeSelector to throw out a bunch I would normally leave in the stack (twilight, clouds, etc) - not sure if it helped with image quality or not, but certainly saved some time during integration!

I've been struggling a bit with with Ez Star Reduction leaving the image looking soft overall since moving up to the Newt, I don't mind too much in this instance since I think the softer etheral look kind of works - but need to get it figured out for the future!

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