IC 5146 – Cocoon Nebula

Jeffrey O. Johnson

Las Cruces, NM USA

Telescope Takahashi TOA-130F @ f/7.7
Mount Takahashi EM200 Temma II
Camera QSI 540wsg @ -15C
Filters Astrodon Ha (3nm), Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2
Guider SX Lodestar

IC 5146 – Cocoon Nebula
Distance: 3,300 light years
This image is LHaRGB, where Ha was used in combination with Luminance and Ha:R (80:20) was used for the Red channel.

2017-08-27T00:00:00