IC5146

Cocoon Nebula

. 15 times 15 mins. exposure at -11 ºC. 6.3 focal reducer through my LX-200 F10. Taken with SBig ST-7 set on auto guide and Bin 2.

IC5146 (Caldwell 19) is also called the Cocoon Nebula. You find it in the far NE of Cygnus near Lacerta. Dreyer calls it faint (mag. 7), large (9'), and sort of round. A mag. 9.5 star sits in the center, and the whole area is shot through with light and dark areas. Some observers report an H-beta filter works well.

Names: - Cocoon Nebula, IC 5146
Constellation: - Cygnus
Magnitude: - 9.0
Size: - 9.0'
R.A.: - 21h 53m 25s
Dec: - +47° 14' 28"