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IC1396 - Elephant's Trunk Nebula - Synthetic SHO

The Elephant's Trunk Nebula or IC 1396 as it is otherwise known, but never with such a wide field of view, at a distance of around 2400 light years from earth and is mainly illuminated by a single bright star. It is thought that this region of space is home to a pretty young star forming region.

 

This image consists of the same data as the RGB Image but has been processed using my tutorial on creating SHO images from One Shot Colour Cameras which you can read here:

 

www.stastrophotography.com/creating-a-hubble-palette-imag...

 

RA: 21h39m00.01s

Dec: 57°29'24.00""

Constellation: Cepheus

Designation: IC1396

 

Image Details: 128x300S at Gain 100

Darks: 101 Frames

Flats: 101 Frames

Bias: 201 Frames

 

Acquisition Dates: Nov. 5, 2020 , Nov. 7, 2020 , Nov. 24, 2020 , Dec. 1, 2020 , Dec. 24, 2020 , Dec. 27, 2020

 

Total Capture time: 10.7 Hours

 

Equipment Details:

Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI6200MC Pro 62mpx Full Frame OSC

Imaging Scope: SharpStar 15028HNT Hyperboloid Astrograph

Guide Camera: StarlightXpress Lodestar X2

Guide Scope: 365Astronomy 280mm Guide Scope

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ8 Pro

Focuser: Primalucelab Sesto Senso V2

Filter: Optolong L-eXtreme 2"

Power and USB Control: Pegasus Astro USB Ultimate Hub Pro

Acquisition Software: Main Sequence Software. Sequence Generator Pro 3.2

Calibration and Stacking: Astro Pixel Processor

Processing Software: PixInsight 1.8.8 and EZ Processing Suite for Star Reduction

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Uploaded on December 28, 2020