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Cocoon Nebula (IC5146) Photographed by Scott Davis on November 6, 2015 From Big Stump and Clovis, CA   Description: The Cocoon Nebula, catalogued as IC 5146, is a small emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Cygnus. Visible within the nebula is dark nebula Barnard 168, which also continues off to the right in this image.   Imaging Camera: Canon Rebel T3i (Modified)   Imaging Scope/Lens: Explore Scientific 102 ED   Mount/Tripod: Celestron CGEM (Hypertuned)   Guide Scope/Camera: Orion Awesome Autoguider Package   Exposure Details: This image is a composite of RGB data gathered from Big Stump and Hydrogen-Alpha narrowband data gathered from Clovis, California. RGB data is 27 x 300 seconds at ISO 1600. Narrowband data is 63 x 600 seconds at ISO 1600. Total integration time is 12 hours, 45 minutes.

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