IC 5146

"Cocoon Nebula"

• TYPE:  Reflection Nebula & Open Cluster of stars.
• RA: 21h 53.4'
• DEC:  +47degrees 12'
• SIZE:  10' X 10'
• VISUAL MAGNITUDE:  7.2
• SURFACE BRIGHTNESS:  9.6
• CONSTELLATION:  Cygnus
• DISTANCE:  900 Light Years
• DIAMETER: 

IMAGING INFORMATION

• TELESCOPE:  RCOS Carbon fiber 10 inch R/C reflector, on a Parramount GT1100
• REDUCER/CORRECTOR:  None / operating at 9.0 FL
• CAMERA:  Santa Barbara Instruments Group, ST-8XME Digital (Thermoelectrically cooled)
• ADAPTIVE OPTICS:  None,
• FILTER(S):  Astro Don H-a
• CCD COOLING TEMPERATURE:  -20 C
• BINNING/RESOLUTION:  2 X 2 (765 X 510)
• EXPOSURE TIME:  10 min.
• NUMBER OF IMAGES:  19
• FILM SPEED:  N/A
• DATE/TIME: 06-22-2007 / 05:41:42.438 UTC
• LOCATION: Valley Center, California
• TEMPERATURE:  68 degrees
• HUMIDITY:  31%

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