IC 5146   Cocoon Nebula  

Object Details:

  • Emission  Nebula in Cygnus

  •  RA:          21 hours 50 minutes

  •  Dec:         +47 degrees 27 minutes

  •  Distance: 3300 Light years

  •  Size:         12'

  •  Mag:       

Image Details:

  • Instrument:  Orion ED80mm .8 reduced @ f/6 (480mm) focal length
  • Mount:         Losmandy G11
  • Camera:       SBIG ST-2000XM with CFW8 Color Filter 
  • Filters & Exposure Times:  
  •           Ha:     48 x 10 minutes binned 1 x 1
    • R    12 x   5 minutes binned  1 x 1 
      G     12 x   5 minutes binned  1 x 1 
      B:      12 x   5 minutes binned  1 x 1 
  • Total  exposure time: 1.9 hours
  • Software: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop
  • Location: Saratoga California
  • Date: January  2008

 

              

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