IC 5146 in Cygnus, the Cocoon Nebula

IC 5146, the Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus.

The dark nebula surrounding the Cocoon Nebula and

streaking off to the right is Barnard 168.

Date:  30 July 2022

FOV:  approximately 110' × 73'

Telescope:  Stellarvue SVX102T + SFFX-1 flattener (714mm, f/7)

Guiding:  ZWO ASI120MM mini mono guide camera,

Stellarvue F050G 50mm guide scope

Computer:  ASIair pro Raspberry Pi

Mount:  iOptron CEM40

Camera:  ZWO ASI071MC Pro Cooled (-10°C) Color CMOS and varying gain

Filter:  Optolong L-eNhance narrow dual band (45 frames)

and Baader Light Pollution Moonglow filter with IR cut (16 frames)

Stacking:  Forty-five 240 second frames, gain 240 and

Sixteen 240 second frames, gain 90 using Deep Sky Stacker

Total Time:  4 hours 4 minutes

Processing:  GIMP

Location:  Darling Hill Observatory near Vesper, NY