IC5146 - The Cocoon Nebula
Wed Aug 23 2023
The Cocoon Nebula, IC 5146, in the constellation Cygnus, is a glowing pocket of star birth wrapped in dark dust lanes and trailed by a long, snaking cloud. A young star at its center lights up the surrounding gas, hatching from the very cocoon that formed it.
About this object
- Type
- Star Cluster with Nebulosity
- Constellation
- Cygnus (the Swan)
- Apparent magnitude
- 7.2
- Apparent size
- 10.0′
- Catalogue designations
- IC 5146
Acquisition
- Antlia V-Pro Red 31 mm: 248 × 1m (4h 8m)
- Antlia V-Pro Green 31 mm: 247 × 1m (4h 7m)
- Antlia V-Pro Blue 31 mm: 209 × 1m (3h 29m)
- Total integration: 11h 44m
Equipment
- Telescope / Lens: Celestron C8
- Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM Pro
- Mount: Celestron CGEM II
- Filters: Antlia V-Pro Blue 31 mm, Antlia V-Pro Green 31 mm, Antlia V-Pro Red 31 mm
- Guiding scope: SVBony SV106 60mm Guide Scope
- Guiding camera: ZWO ASI224MC
- Accessories: Celestron 0.63X SCT Reducer (94175), ZWO EFW 8 x 1.25″ / 31mm
- Software: Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Astrophotography by David Joyce, AstroDavido.