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Cocoon Nebula
Designation:
IC 5146
Date:
September 4th, 2016
Camera:
Canon EOS 7D Mark II ( unmodified )
Optics:
Orion ED80mm Carbon Fibre Triplet
Focal Length:
600 mm
Exposure:
31 x 300 sec.
ISO:
1600
Mount:
Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Guiding:
Orion Star Shoot Auto Guider
Software:
Adobe Photoshop, DSS, Astroflat
Notes:
IC 5146 is an emission and reflection nebula. The stars contained within the nebula are newly formed stars.