| OBJECT |
IC 5146 - Cocoon Nebula (image above is reduced-size | other sizes: medium , original) Distance: 3,300 light years |
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| Telescope | Takahashi TOA-130F @ f/7.7 | |
| Mount | Takahashi EM200 Temma II | |
| Camera | QSI 540wsg @ -15C | |
| Filters | Astrodon Ha (3nm), Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2 | |
| Guider | SX Lodestar | |
| Settings | 11x10min Ha, 4x5min L (bin1x1); 5x5min ea RGB (bin2x2); AstroArt5, CS4 (uncropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias) | |
| Date/Location Notes |
27 August 2017 - Las Cruces, NM
Published in Astronomical League's quarterly Reflector Magazine, Mar 2018 issue, pg 27 (screenshot). This image is LHaRGB, where Ha was used in combination with Luminance and Ha:R (80:20) was used for the Red channel. |
