IC5146

Cocoon Nebula

IC5146

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Object Info

Type

Nebula

Constellation

Cygnus

Distance

4,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

August 20, 2006

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Lum 6x15, R 3x10, G 3x10, B 3x10 (bin 1x1)

Notes

Taken over two nights

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Celestron CGE

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon LRGB, 6nm Ha

Software

Maxim DL, RegiStar, Photoshop