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Cocoon Nebula
IC5146
Object
Type Nebula
Constellation Cygnus
Distance 4,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 04 Dec 2010 (Fall)
Place Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA
Exposure Data HaRGB 120:30:30:30 mins @ -20C
Ha 12x15 (1x1), R 6x5, G 6x5, B 6x5 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT
Focal Length 1700mm @f/6
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-10XME
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm SII, 3nm Ha, 6nm OIII
Software Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop