IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula
IC 5146 - The Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus Visual Magnitude: +7.19; Apparent Size: 12.0 x 12.0 arcminutes Scope: Celestron CPC 1100 11” Schmidt-Cassagrain with a 0.67x Focal Reducer attachment and mounted on a wedge Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro with Optolong L’eNhance filter Guiding: Orion 50 mm guide scope and StarShoot Autoguider camera using PHD2 software Date: October 07, 2021 Frames: 47 x 120 second images at Medium (120 dB) gain Stacked and Processed in PixInsight using flats and darks Personal Appeal: love the dark lines within the beautiful red nebulosity