Observation by John Mallett: Cacoon Nebula

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John Mallett

Observer

John Mallett

Observed

2016 Nov 27 - 14:37

Uploaded

2016 Nov 27 - 14:37

Objects

The Cocoon Nebula (IC5146)

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 21^h53^m
Dec: +47°15'
Position angle: +178°52'

Field size

0°26' × 0°21'

Equipment

8 inch RC Astrograph
Alt Eq6 pro - EQMOD
WO Guidescope with Orion SAGpro
Trius H694
Obs Manager 9.10 - Astroart5

Location

Hewelsfield Glos

Target name

Cacoon Nebula

Title

Cacoon Nebula

About this image

Sent to the NASA site.. Nice image of a quite difficult nebula. Could do a wide field image to show dust lanes better.

Files associated with this observation

CacoonProcColour1.jpg (580.4 kB)

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Dawson, Nick Hewitt, Jeremy Shears, Peter Carson, bill.watson

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