Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) -- cropped in Pixinsight
This cropped image is of the blue rimmed red Cocoon nebula in Cygnus.  This PixInsight processed image is a collaboration of James Foster and Michael Stecker using a Sky-Watcher 250P, 10-inch f/4 Newtonian and ZWO ASI6200MC-Pro full frame color camera.
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Photographic Data
telescope:
Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P, 10-inch f/4 Newtonian telescope (FL= 1,000 mm)
 

mount and guiding
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO

imaging camera:
ZWO ASI6200MC-Pro color full frame astro-camera.  Imaged on September 17, 2023.

exposure:
100 sec X 213 (5.92 hours)

guiding:
Off-axis
 

processing:
Reprocessed with PixInsight and Adobe Photoshop Elements in October, 2026
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photographic site:
James Foster's observatory at Frazier Park California
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frazier_Park,_California
(Bortle 4 at 5,500 feet elevation)



Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) in Cygnus
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Photographis Data
Same as above




Cocoon Nebula and B168, widefield -- cropped in Pixinsight
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Photographis Data
Same as above