Cacoon Nebula

Photo Details:
Scope: Skywatcher ED80 @ f/7.5 on EQ6-Pro. Guided using PHD.
Filters: no filters
Exposure: 22 x 4 minute exposures at ISO800. Darks subtracted, no flats.
Camera: Canon 300D modified
Software: DeepSkyStacker, PS CS
Location: 42deg 57'46"N, 82deg 20'28"W, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Date: 09/01/2008
Comments: The Cacoon Nebula, also known as IC5146, is located in the constellation Cygnus. This nebula
also overlaps the edge of Barnard 168, one of the northeern sky's finest dark nebula. The Cacoon Nebula
has an apparent size of only 12 arc minutes and is 3,000 light years away.