IC 5146 + B 168  -  Cocoon Nebula


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Image of B168 with NP101 (f=540mm)


Object data of IC5146

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. 

Object data of B168

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


Exposure data

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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