SUNSET: 
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Photographer:
Jon Greif
Location of Photo:
Alpine, CA, USA
Date/Time of photo:
July 31, August 1-2, 2024, between 10 pm and 3 am PDT
Equipment:
Takahashi Mewlon 210 DKC reflector, ZWO ASI2600MM Pro camera with ZWO Ha and Oiii NB filters, 50 mm Williams Optics guidescope with ASI 174MM camera, NINA capture software and Pixinsight processing software.
Description:
The Cocoon Nebula, catalogued IC 1546, is a newly developing cluster of stars within a colorful hydrogen gas emission nebula. It's nearly 15 light-years wide and 4,000 light years away in the constellation Cygnus the Swan. The image was processed in Foraxx Palette from 3 nights of data collected this past week with my "big" scope (210 mm aperture, 1960 mm focal length reflector) using Hydrogen alpha and Oxygen iii narrow band filters.
