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IC1396 SHO

Target:IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula in the Constellation Cepheus. Dense globule within ionised gas region at 2400 light years.

 

Location:05/12/2020 St.Helens UK, Bortle 8, 72% Moon, high cloud present, frosty.

 

Aquisition:19x 180s (SII), 17x 180s (OIII), 17x 180s Ha, Gain 139 Offset 21. Total Integration 159 min.

 

Equipment:Imaging; Skywatcher Esprit 100ED on HEQ5Pro mount. Zwo ASI1600MM Pro with EFW mini and Baader narrowband filters.

Guiding; Skywatcher 9x50 Finder with ZWO ASI120MM.

 

Software:Aquisition; NINA, PHD2.

Processing; DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop, Starnet++.

 

Memories:Enjoyable to be imaging after a very long period of cloud. High cloud interfered with capture and eventually cut short the session so hope for chance of more data soon.

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Uploaded on December 17, 2020