IC5146 Cocoon Nebula
Technical information
- Telescope/Lens
- SharpStar SCA 260
- Camera
- ZWO ASI2400MC Pro
- Mount
- Custom Harmonic-Drive Mount
- Guide Scope
- ZWO OAG-L
- Guide Camera
- ZWO ASI174MM Mini
- Software
- Pixinsight
- Location
- Moscow, Russia
Light pollution
Orange, Bortle 6 zone
- Date taken
Exposure
- 88 × 120″ · ISO/Gain: 140 · Optolong Dual-Band L-Ultimate ·
- 12 × 180″ · ISO/Gain: 140 · IDAS LPS P2 ·
Total exposure: 3 h 32 m
Comments
With a refractor, you simply can't get such stars in terms of color; they are essentially monochrome from the start.
Here, even in the raw material, even before DBE and CPCC, color seeps from the stars—it just needs a little push.
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