Another Cocoon

There have been several truely excellent images of this object (one of my favorites) recently - this is not in their class. That being said - this is my most recent attempt at the Cocoon, from the light polluted skies of the SF Bay Area.

This is a straight LRGB using about 10 hours of data - selected from more than 20 hours collected over 5 nights.

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Mike, great shot!
Lovely detail & colors!

I'm still to shoot this object... it is a beauty!

I always like the star fields and dust lanes in this region, but I cropped the image a bit to show more of the nebula. Which do you prefer?

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Hi Michael,

Great looking images,I like both but do prefer the wider field as well.


Jason

Hi Mike,

Terrific shot! Each representation offers something unique. I say keep them all! This is especially impressive given you're shooting at a light-polluted location (what is your limiting magnitude?).

On my work monitor, the background shows a touch of a green cast. It's probably what you describe with the blue lacking a bit, perhaps?

Eric