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Cocoon Nebula in the constellation Cygnus

Cataloged as IC 5146

Diffuse Nebula or Supernova Remnant. The Cocoon Nebula is made up of the open cluster IC5146 and surrounded by nebulosity of mostly Hydrogen gas. The nebula is located at the end of a long dark nebule B168.

Distance: Not identified
Camera: SBIG ST-2000XM
Telescope: Astrophysics Starfire 130 EDT F8
Mount: Losmandy G11 with Gemini Control
Images: Exposure data lost
Date: 2005
Software: Camera and guider control - CCDSoft, Calibration and stacking,& creation of
                color image, further processing in Photoshop CS2.