IC1396_Elephant 14-July-23 v2

Target:

IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula

The Elephant's Trunk Nebula (bottom center) is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust within the much larger ionized gas region. It is approximately 2,400 light years away from Earth in the constellation Cepheus.[

 

Gear:

Mount: ZWO AM5

Main Cam: ZWO ASI294MC Pro @ gain 121 and 14F

Guide Cam: ZWO ASI120MM Mini with ZWO 30mm f/4 scope

Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 300

Filter: Antlia ALP-T 5nm Ha and Oiii

 

Acquisition:

60 5 min exposures total of 5.0 hours

Location: Southwest Austin suburb

Bortle: 5/6

Moon: 10% below horizon for most of session

 

Processing:

Pixinsight WBPP

GraXpert BE

Pixinsight SPCC

PixInsight BTX NTX

PixInsight Bill Blanshan GH_Stretch HOONormalization

Pixinsight StarXterminator

PhotoShop/ACR selective colors, clarity

Pixinsight Curves, MMT, recombine stars

Done