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Cocoon Nebula

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First image posted on TSS captured in Bortle 3 skies in Shropshire.

Imagecocoon nebula by David Phillipson, on Flickr"

Comprises about 2 hrs of data in 18" subs with darks bias and flats.

Thanks for any comments
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nice wide filed , thx .
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Looks great! Well done, David!
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I like the wide field and the dust tail.
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Very nice image - thanks or the share.
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Welcome to the forum Galileo! Nice WFOV capture of the Cocoon and the dust lane running across.

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thank you everyone for the nice comments
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Nice wide field view and dust capture!

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Correction, initial post should read 180" not 18"
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a lovely image David...
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Hello David. A very nice Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) image here. A very nice star field and colorful red nebulosity on the Cocoon. Thanks for sharing this nice capture with us David and keep up the great work.
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Beautiful capture David!
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