The Cocoon Nebula

Dates: 19. October 2023

Locations: Coppet and Geschinen

Author: Peter Larkin

Camera: zwo2600mc and zwo2600mm
Telescope: RASA 8
Filters: Lpro and Baader Ha highspeed

Exposure Details: 25h total exposure

Information from the author

The Cocoon Nebula, also known as IC 5146, combines emission and reflection nebula found in the constellation Cygnus. It encompasses a newly forming open star cluster, surrounded by a dusty gas cloud that glows both from the young stars' light and from ionized gases. This nebula is about 4,000 light-years away from Earth and is an active star-forming region.

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