Sara Wager (www.swagastro.com)
Cocoon nebula - IC5146 in colour
IC 5146 (also Caldwell 19, Sh 2-125, and the Cocoon Nebula) is a reflection/emission nebula in the constellation of Cygnus. The distance is about 4,000 light years away. When viewing IC 5146, dark nebula Barnard 168 (B168) is an inseparable part of the experience, forming a dark lane that surrounds the cluster and projects westward forming the appearance of a trail behind the Cocoon.
This is an image taken with the QSI690 that I was hoping to add to, but it won't be happening, so I decided to post!
Details:
M: Avalon Linear Fast Reverse
T: Takahashi FSQ85 0.73x
C: QSI690-wsg with Baader RGB filters and Astrodon 3nm Ha.
34x1800s Ha
50x300s for R, G and B
Totalling 29.5 hours.
Cocoon nebula - IC5146 in colour
IC 5146 (also Caldwell 19, Sh 2-125, and the Cocoon Nebula) is a reflection/emission nebula in the constellation of Cygnus. The distance is about 4,000 light years away. When viewing IC 5146, dark nebula Barnard 168 (B168) is an inseparable part of the experience, forming a dark lane that surrounds the cluster and projects westward forming the appearance of a trail behind the Cocoon.
This is an image taken with the QSI690 that I was hoping to add to, but it won't be happening, so I decided to post!
Details:
M: Avalon Linear Fast Reverse
T: Takahashi FSQ85 0.73x
C: QSI690-wsg with Baader RGB filters and Astrodon 3nm Ha.
34x1800s Ha
50x300s for R, G and B
Totalling 29.5 hours.