IC 5146
The Cocoon Nebula


25 minutes exposure. Kodak Ektachrome 400 slide film.
5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.

IC 5146, more commonly known as the Cocoon Nebula, is a small emission nebula set within a large dark dust cloud in Cygnus, about 5 degrees south-east of the open cluster M39. The dust cloud is listed as B168.


25 minutes exposure. Kodak Ektachrome 400 slide film.
5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.


This image is a combination of the two above photographs, combined using Photoshop.