Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

IC5146 / C-19 Cocoon Nebula

02-May-2026 06:54 ADT 02-May-2026 09:54 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


IC5146 / C-19 Cocoon Nebula, 12-Oct-2014

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Frames: 3x15m Ha, 5x5m L, 4x5m R, 3x5m G,B
Total Exposure: 2h00m
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 3300ly
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