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Cocoon Nebula
IC5146
Object
Type Nebula
Constellation Cygnus
Distance 4,000 ly
Magnitude 7.2
Angular Size 12 arc min
Size
More Info  APODEssay by Robert Gendler ©
Image
Date 8/20/2006
Place Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA
Exposure Data HaRGB 90:30:30:30 mins @ -10C
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 (KAI-2020M)
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon LRGB, 6nm Ha
Software Maxim DL, RegiStar, Photoshop

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