IC 5146 + B 168 - Cocoon Nebula
IC 5146 + B 168 - Cocoon Nebula |
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Object data of IC5146 |
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| Object type: | emission + reflection + dark nebula | |
| Size: | 10' | |
| Magnitude: | - | |
| Constellation: | Cyg | |
| Distance: | 4,000 Ly | |
| Notes: | IC5146 has often been referred to as the "Cocoon Nebula" because it lays at the end of a long and fairly starless trail inside a very star rich region of the Milky Way. The dark nebula is B168. | |
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Object data of B168 |
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| Object type: | dark nebula (D=5) | |
| Size: | 100' | |
| Magnitude: | - | |
| Constellation: | Cyg | |
| Distance: | 4,000 Ly | |
| Notes: |
Many smaller parts of Barnard 168 are listed in Lynds Dark Nebulae catalogue: LDN1010, LDN1020, LDN1024, LDN1030, LDN1031, LDN1035, LDN1040, LDN1042, LDN1045, LDN1047, LDN1052, LDN1055 |
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Exposure data |
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| Date: | 2009-11-19 + 20 + 21 | |
| Location: | Nussbach / Austria (400m) | |
| Telescope: | Rubinar300 (2.5" Maksutov Cassegrain f=300mm) | |
| Camera: | EOS1000D (ISO400) | |
| Mount: | Vixen GPDX | |
| Exposure time: | 72x4m | |
| Exposure time total: | 4h48m | |
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