IC 5146 – Cocoon Nebula

Published:
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