IC5146 - The Cocoon Nebula

 
 
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  • RA: 21:53.4
  • Dec: +47:16
  • Magnitude: 7.2
  • Size:  12 arcminutes
  • Distance:
  • Constellation:  Cygnus

 
  • Scope: Meade 8" SCT at f/10
  • Autoguider:  ST-4 in faint mode
  • Sky conditions:  great transparency and seeing
  • Camera: Hutech modified Canon 300D
  • Exposure:  12 X 10 minutes
  • Date:  August 29 & 31, 2008

 

 

    
 
Comments: This is the Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus. The nebula, which includes reflection and emission nebulosity and is bisected by a dark lane, is faint and only visible in telescopes. The cluster is not very rich, containing only about 20 stars,These two nights were part of a particularly spectacular weekend of great skies in Northeast Illinois.