IC 5146, Cocoon Nebula



  • Exposure time: 90 minutes (9x 600s)
  • Processing: Nebulosity (pre-processing, stacking & DDP); Adobe Photoshop CS4 (post-processing)
  • Lens/telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED (4.2") quadruplet ED refractor at f/5
  • Camera: QHY8 one-shot colour CCD
  • Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO
  • Guidescope: Vixen 70/400 mm + ST-4
  • Location: Etoile St. Cyrice, Hautes-Alpes, France
  • Date: August 24 - 25, 2009

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