“IC 5146 (also Caldwell 19, Sh 2-125, and the Cocoon Nebula) is a reflection/emission nebula and Caldwell object in the constellation Cygnus. The NGC description refers to IC 5146 as a cluster of 9.5 mag stars involved in a bright and dark nebula.”
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| Object ID | Cocoon Nebula IC 5146 / C19 |
| Details | Cygnus Mag. 7.2, 12′ |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian |
| Camera | Atik 460EX |
| Exposure(s) | 9 or 10 x 180s each RGB 1×1 |
| Capture | APT |
| Processing | Nebulosity, Photoshop |