Skymonsters

Astrophotography by Nicola Montecchiari

IC5146

Emission Nebula IC5146
Date/Place2009-07-25 at Pian dell'Armà (PV)
CoordinatesAR 21h 53m 00s DEC +47° 16'00"
InstrumentVixen VC200L
CameraModified 450D
IntegrationStack of 17 frames of 10 minutes each. Processed with IRIS, PICTools, PixInsight.
CommentThis is the first image where I start to push the integration time to at least 10 minutes with the VISAC. No LPS filter was used this time as I thought that the reflection part of the nebula could stand out better this way.