IC5146

Cocoon Nebula

IC5146

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Object Info

Type

Nebula

Constellation

Cygnus

Distance

4,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

December 4, 2010

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Ha 12x15 (1x1), R 6x5, G 6x5, B 6x5 (bin 2x2)

Equipment

Optics

Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT

Focal Length

1700mm @f/6

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm SII, 3nm Ha, 6nm OIII

Software

Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop