IC 5146 -- CoCOON NEBULA

Object

Type                      Planetary Nebula

Constellation            Cygnus

Distance                 ??? light years

Magnitude               7.2

Size                       10.0x10.0 arc-min

Image

Date                       2007-08-13

Place                      RMCC Observatory (Mounds)

Exposure Data          LRGB  60:25:25:25 mins @ -5C

                             Lum 12x5, Red 5x5, Green 5x5, Blue 5x5

Notes                     RGB binned 2x2
                            

Equipment

Optics                    Takahashi TOA-150

Focal Length            1100 mm @f/7.3

Mount                     Takahashi NJP

Camera                   SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser                  RoboFocus

Filters                     CFW-10, Astrodon LRGB

Software                 TheSky6, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot3, CCDStack, PhotoShop CS