IC 5146 cocoon nebula

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Last weekend 'clear' skies, the first in 2021 for me, allowed me to go for a new target, the Cocoon nebula. Conditions: -5°C with 2-5 m/s wind.

I managed to get 20 x 300s lights of IC5146 using an ASI071MC at -10°C on my Esprit 120 with an Orion 0.8 FR and a Quad band filter. The image is cropped. The sky was not clean, foggy and there were high thin clouds and the moon. Processed using PI only. 

Really enjoyed my first session in 2021!