IC 1396 and the Elephant Trunk Nebula
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Landgraaf
TMB 80/480 @ f4.8 (TeleVue TRF2008 FR&FF)
Baader UHC-S
Losmandy G-11
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Atik 1HS, Vixen VMC110L & Guidemaster
SBIG ST-8300M
16 x 480 sec
2h 8m
SBIG ST-8300M
16 x 480 sec
2h 8m
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Higher Resolution 1280 x 960 Pixel (495 kB)
Maximum Resolution 2000 x 1500 Pixel (737 kB)
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Object info
IC1396 is a large emission nebula complex located in the constellation Cepheus. It lies at a distance of about 3000 light years and has a diameter of several hundred light years.
The dense dark patch of nebula located to the center-right is also known as the Elephant trunk nebula.
Processing
Images were taken on 4th and 5th Sep. All separate frames were calibrated, aligned and stacked in ImagesPlus 2.8.
Photoshop CS2 was used for further processing - curves adjustment, levels adjustment, etc. The image was calibrated using 9 (Min-Max Excl. AVG) darks, 7 average combined (dark-subtracted) flats and 5 average combined bias frames.
Comments
Focus off/Bad seeing = bloated stars
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