[elephant trunk nebula]

Taken over two nights. Elephant Trunk Nebula processed in SHO in Pixinsight.

The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust within the much larger ionized gas region IC 1396 located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years away from Earth.

Distance to Earth: 2,400 light years

Distance: 2,400 ly

(Wikipedia)

 

Details:

 

Device: Dwarf3

Filter: Astro & Duo-Band

Focus: AF

Tracking: EQ Mode

Integration time: 9.20 hours

Each frames: 30 sec

Gain: 60

Darks: 40 frames

Bortle 5/6

 

Programs: PixInsight, BlurX, NoiseX, StarX, Photoshop

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