IC 5146 - Cocoon Nebula
IC 5146 - Cocoon Nebula |
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Object data of IC5146 |
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| Object type: | Emission / reflection nebula | |
| Size: | 10' | |
| Magnitude: | - | |
| Constellation: | Cyg | |
| Distance: | 2,500 Ly | |
| Notes: | IC5146 has often been referred to as the "Cocoon Nebula" because it lays at the end of a long and fairly starless trail inside a very star rich region of the Milky Way. The dark nebula is B168. | |
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Exposure data |
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| Date: | 2024-08-27 until 2024-09-04 (5 nights) | |
| Location: | Nussbach / Austria (400m) | |
| Telescope: | TEC APO 200 FL with TEC flattener-reducer 0.9x (f=1500mm) | |
| Camera: | QHY 268M with Baader CMOS filters | |
| Binning: | L 1x1 / RGB 1x1 | |
| Mount: | ASA DDM85 | |
| Exposure time: | L 60x8min / RGB 21x8min each | |
| Exposure time total: | 16h 24min | |
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