Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Cocoon Nebula  ·  IC 5146
The Cocoon in a Sea of Stars, Stefan Böckler
The Cocoon in a Sea of Stars
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The Cocoon in a Sea of Stars

The Cocoon in a Sea of Stars, Stefan Böckler
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The Cocoon in a Sea of Stars

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This image is rather filler than killer. After having finished taking some broadband exposures on the Cygnus Wall there were still night and clear skies left. Has anyone ever heared of something like this before!? I searched for a target not too far away so the guiding wouldn't need to be recalibrated and which would turn out okay if imaged in broadband. Since the Cocoon nebula is near the Cygnus Wall, it was a natural choice.

Not even three hours of integrated exposure time accumulated and I wasn't even sure if I should attempt processing at all (yet). In the end I am pretty happy with the result as it is. The busy star field of this region is really impressive (although not easy to process). Probably I won't add new data to it (yet?) and go for another target next time. Please enjoy!

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The Cocoon in a Sea of Stars, Stefan Böckler