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The Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146)

Category:Deep Sky
Published:
1713
The Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146)IC 5146
Resolution:
5137x2969 px
File size:
4304 KB

Photo description / processing

Full calibration (20 Darks, Biases, and Flats)

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
Sky-Watcher 130PDS
Camera
Canon EOS 2000D
Mount
EQ5
Accessories
Baader MPCC Mark III
Software
DeepSkyStacker, GraXpert, Pixinsight, StarNet, Adobe Photoshop
Location
Пятигорск, Россия

Light pollution

Orange, Bortle 6 zone

Date taken

Exposure

  • 200 × 30″ · ISO/Gain: 800 · CLS фильтр ·
  • 50 × 10″ · ISO/Gain: 1600 · Звёзды ·

Total exposure: 1 h 48 m

Comments

scuttum
How can you photograph a nebula separately from the stars?
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Mozgovoy MaksimReply to scuttum
Easy: take a few frames for the stars, then in StarNet separate the stars from the nebula in both images and process them like a regular shot. Then in Photoshop, overlay the stars onto the nebula.
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