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Observation by Mr Ian David Sharp: The Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus

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Mr Ian David Sharp

Observer

Mr Ian David Sharp

Observed

2022 Nov 27 - 00:00

Uploaded

2022 Nov 28 - 14:17

Objects

The Cocoon Nebula (IC5146)

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 21h53m
Dec: +47°14'
Position angle: +88°44'

Field size

1°05' × 0°52'

Equipment
  • StellaMira 104mm ED2 Triplet f/6.25 APO Refractor
  • 10Micron GM 1000 HPS mount
  • Starlight XPress TRIUS PRO 694 mono CCD camera
  • Starlight Xpress 7 position 1.25" filter wheel
  • Optolong LRGB, Ha, OIII, SII filters
  • Starlight XPress OAG
  • Starlight Xpress LoadStar V2 guide camera
Exposure

L:80 x 300s; R, G, B: 60 x 300s each; Ha: 80 x 900s

Location

PixelSkies, Castilléjar in the province of Granada, Andalucia

Target name

IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula

Title

The Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus

About this image

At its heart, The Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) is a newly developing cluster of stars. This beautiful nebula is nearly 15 light-years wide. Located some 4,000 light years away toward the constellation Cygnus the Swan, it stands out in red, glowing, hydrogen gas excited by young, hot stars, and dust-reflected starlight at the edge of a molecular cloud.

I took this with my remote telescope at PixelSkies in Spain. Details and pictures are here.

 

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