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Aug 8-9, 2007 Alan Voetsch

The Cocoon Nebula

Ruch, Oregon

Exposure, film & camera: 2-220 minute exposures on Fujicolor 200 film and an OM-1
Scope: Prime focus of a Meade 12" LX200 3048mm f/l @ f/8
Mount: Concrete pier, Milburn wedge and standard Meade forks
Guiding: Taurus Tracker III OAG and SBIG ST-4
Processing: Negs scanned w/Polaroid SS4000, combined in Registed, DBE in PILE, Noise Ninja, Noel's Astrotools, PS CS2

Notes: The most common catalog number used for this is: IC 5146. That number refers to the embedded cluster while the bright nebula areas (both reflection and emission) are cataloged as Sharpless 2-125 with dark nebula Barnard 168 also easily visible.


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