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Cocoon Nebula – By Frank Wielgus

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Cocoon Nebula - IC5146 -- in Cygnus Location: Cherry Springs, PA Equipment: Imaging Camera = ATIK 383L Camera Autoguiding Camera = Atik16IC via an OAG Telescope OTA = Tele Vue NP127is @f5.2 Mount = CGEM Home made cross filter Exposures = multiple 5 min. L and multiple 10 min. each RGB Software = Maxim DL and Photoshop CS5
Cocoon Nebula – IC5146 — in Cygnus
Location: Cherry Springs, PA
Equipment: Imaging Camera = ATIK 383L Camera | Autoguiding Camera = Atik16IC via an OAG | Telescope OTA = Tele Vue NP127is @f5.2 | Mount = CGEM | Home made cross filter | Exposures = multiple 5 min. L and multiple 10 min. each RGB | Software = Maxim DL and Photoshop CS5

From my 1st trip to Cherry Springs 2 weeks ago.  Imaging details are below the image. Thanks for looking.

Frank Wielgus