Cocoon Nebula IC 5146 HOO

Target:Cocoon Nebula, IC5146, emission and reflection nebula, Cygnus, 2500 light years away.

 

Location:21,22-06-2022 St.Helens, UK, Bortle 7, no Moon.

 

Acquisition:32x 240s Ha, 40x 240s (OIII) calibrated with Darks, Flats and DarkFlats. Bin2x2. Total Integration 4.8 hours.

 

Equipment:Skywatcher 200P Newtonian & EQ6-R Pro. ZWO EFWmini. Baader MPCCmkIII coma corrector & 6.5 nm NB filters. Altair H183Mpro.

 

Guiding:Skywatcher Evoguide 50ED and Altair GPCAMAR0130M.

 

Software:NINA, PHD2, EQMOD.

 

Processing:DeepSkyStacker, Siril, Affinity Photo, StarXTerminator, Topaz DeNoiseAI.

 

Notes:Imaged during Astro Twilight. Composited as HOO.

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