IC5146

Cocoon Nebula

Object Info

Type

Nebula

Constellation

Cygnus

Distance

4,000 ly

Date

September 10, 2026

Location

Descanso, CA

Exposure

Lum 48x5, R 18x5, G 18x5, B 18x5, Ha 76x15 (bin 1x1)

Notes

Shoot over a period of 6 nights

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Astro-Physics 1200GTO

Camera

Player One Zeus 455M PRO

Focuser

FLI Atlas

Filters

Antlia LRGB-V Pro series, 3nm Ha

Software

NINA, PixInsight, Photoshop