t DUMBBELL NEBULA Mathieu Guinot Messier 27 in Vulpecula was the first planetary nebula discovered, but in this deep narrowband image it resembles neither a planet nor a dumbbell, its nickname. Faint waves of ionized gas form moth-like " wings " around its main shell. DETAILS: Lacerta FN25010c-flat reflector with ZWO ASI2600MM camera. Total exposure: 22 hours through Antlia Hα, O III, and RGB filters. q COCOONED IN STARS Andy Nowlen Dark streams of dust give IC 5146, the Cocoon Nebula, the appearance that it's burrowing through the star field. Hot, young stars inside the Cocoon excite the surrounding hydrogen gas, causing the nebula to glow a vibrant red. DETAILS: Sharpstar 76-mm ED Triplet APO refractor and Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 Quadruplet refractor with ZWO ASI533 MC Pro camera. Mosaic of 9 panels totaling 14 hours through Optolong L-eNhance and L-eXtreme filters. sk yand tele scope .o r g * JANUARY 2022 75https://skyandtelescope.org/