Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146)

The Cocoon Nebula (LRGB)

 

I've spent another 5 hours processing this one, focusing on better stars, and less color noise.

 

Equipment Details:

 

Sky-Watcher Esprit 150: bit.ly/2VYOTMy

Starlight Xpress SX-42 Kit: bit.ly/2XCqX2h

Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Pro: bit.ly/2MNR4ME

 

Captured using Astro Photography Tool

Autoguiding with PHD2 Guiding

Stacking and Calibration in DeepSkyStacker

Processing in Adobe Photoshop 2020

 

Photo Details:

 

Luminance Filter: 1 Hour, 30 Minutes

Red Filter: 1 Hour, 40 Minutes

Green Filter: 1 Hour, 49 Minutes

Blue Filter: 1 Hour, 39 Minutes

Done