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Cocoon Nebula
IC5146
Object
Type Nebula
Constellation Cygnus
Distance 4,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 03 Dec 2004 (Fall)
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data HaRGB 90:15:30:45 mins @ -20C
Ha 6x15 (bin 1x1), R 1x15, G 2x15, B 5x15 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT
Focal Length 1764mm @f/6.3
Mount Celestron CGE
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Optec TCF-S
Filters CFW8A, SBIG LRGB, Astronomik 13nm Ha
Software CCDSoft 5, Photoshop cs