Cocoon Nebula IC5146

Rancho Del Sol Observatory · Camino, California

Cocoon Nebula IC5146 by Ken Crawford

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Image Equipment Details

  • RCOS 20" carbon truss - 100mm FFC
  • Paramount ME
  • Apogee Alta u16m
  • SBIG ST402 Guider
  • Astrodon MegaMoag
  • Astrodon 50mm Sq Filters

Exposure Details

  • Clear/ Lum = 700 minutes
  • Red = 90 minutes
  • Green = 90 minutes
  • Blue = 90 minutes
  • Ha 5nm = 0 minutes
  • OIII 3nm. = 0 minutes
  • SII 5nm = 0 minutes

Software Used

  • MaxDL 5
  • CCDAutopilot 4
  • CCDStack2
  • Photoshop CC

About this image


The Cocoon Nebula also known as IC 5146 is a 15 light-year wide emission and reflection nebula complex. The energy from the hot new stars make the hydrogen gas glow pink and the dusty areas shining blue are reflected light.

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This image is a blend Luminance from a 9 micron camera and added it to my image that was an NASA APOD.

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