IC5146, sometimes called Cocoon Nebula, is an emissive nebula located in constellation Cygnus. Central star in the nebula is responsible for the excitation of the surrounding hydrogen gas. On the picture is also captured dark nebula Barnard 168, which creates the strip and it looks like the Cocoon Nebula has a tail.
Technical details:
Telescope | Newton 150/600 mm |
Aperture | 150 mm |
Focal length | 660 mm |
Mount | iOptron CEM25P |
Autoguiding | QHYCCD miniGuideScope 130 mm f/4.3, ZWO 174 MM |
Camera | ZWO 071 Pro @-10C |
Corrector | Explore Scientific HR coma corrector |
Filters | Astronomik L-1 - UV IR Block Filter |
Exposure | 43x300s, Gain 134, bin 1x1, |
Date | 2018-09-13 |