The Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) and dark nebula Barnard 168
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Date: 7/23/2006
Location: Ada, MI
Optics: TMB80 @f4.8 (TV 0.8x reducer)
Mount: Tak NJP
Camera: Starlight Xpress SXV-H16
Exposure: LRGB L=32x4min L filter unbinned, R=G=B=9x4min unbinned, Astronomik (236 minutes total)
Note: Captured, flat and bias calibrated (no darks), aligned, SDMask combined in MaximDL. Luminance Layering and Final Processing in PS CS2.