⚙️ Equipment
Telescope: Orion 8" f/3.9 Newtonian Astrograph
Corrector: Mark III Baader Coma corrector
Camera: Canon 60D unmodified
Mount & Guiding: Celestron AVX Mount, Autoguided with Orion Starshoot 60mm guide scope
Location: The Backyard Country Observatory Clarksdale Mo.
📸 Acquisition Details:
Integration Time: 13h 8’
Light Frames: 363×180” ISO-1000
Calibration Frames: Darks-140, Flats 80, Bias-50
📅 Dates:
October 14/2026 through October 10/2026
💻 Processing:
PixInsight, Photoshop CS5
About Image:
This breathtaking astrophotography image captures the Cocoon Nebula (the vibrant pinkish-red emission and reflection nebula on the left) nestled inside the constellation Cygnus. Stretching across the center of the frame is Barnard 168, an immense dark nebula made of thick interstellar dust that completely blocks out the background starlight, making it look like a shadowy river flowing through a dense sea of stars.