IC5146 The Cocoon Nebula

Deepsky

Acquisition details

Conditions were very poor: high humidity, heavy cloud cover, and terrible seeing. In the end, only 7 hours of usable exposure were collected over six nights of imaging.

Location: Own remote opservatory
Observation Dates: October 15 - November 15, 2025
October 15, 2025
October 28, 2025
October 31, 2025
November 14, 2025
November 15, 2025

Equipment Used

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Sky-Watcher Evostar 120ED / Black Diamond 120ED
Imaging Cameras
QHYCCD QHY268 M
Mounts
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO
Filters
Astronomik Deep-Sky Blue 36mm
Astronomik Deep-Sky Green 36 mm
Astronomik Deep-Sky Red 36mm
Baader 36mm 6nm Ha
Software
Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 · Russell Croman Astrophotography BlurXTerminator · Russell Croman Astrophotography NoiseXTerminator · Stark Labs Nebulosity · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)

Exposure Details

R 43 x 180sec
G 52 x 180sec
B 61 x 180sec
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Total 7h 48min

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