IC 5176 The Cocoon Nebula April.2020.
IC 5146, Sharpless 125 or The cocoon nebula is a compact star forming region located in the constellation of Cygnus about 4000 light-years distant. The star in the centre of the nebula is likely to be only a few hundred thousand years old, powering the nebula glow. Imaged over 3 nights, the 20th, 22nd and 27th of April 2020.
NEQ6 PRO
TS 8" RCCF
QHY163M Gain220 Offset150 -20C
Chroma 3nm Ha filter and Baader RGB filters
Ha 36 x 300sec subs
RGB 30 x 120sec subs each channel
Total acquisition time 6hrs
Processed using Starnet++, Pixinsight and Photoshop.
IC 5176 The Cocoon Nebula April.2020.
IC 5146, Sharpless 125 or The cocoon nebula is a compact star forming region located in the constellation of Cygnus about 4000 light-years distant. The star in the centre of the nebula is likely to be only a few hundred thousand years old, powering the nebula glow. Imaged over 3 nights, the 20th, 22nd and 27th of April 2020.
NEQ6 PRO
TS 8" RCCF
QHY163M Gain220 Offset150 -20C
Chroma 3nm Ha filter and Baader RGB filters
Ha 36 x 300sec subs
RGB 30 x 120sec subs each channel
Total acquisition time 6hrs
Processed using Starnet++, Pixinsight and Photoshop.