IC 1396 Bi-Colour April. 2021.

IC 1396 is a large and comparatively faint emission nebula and star forming region over 100 light-years across. It is located in the constellation of Cepheus and lies around 2,400 light years distant. It is energized by the bright, bluish central multiple star called HD 206267.

Imaged over 3 nights, the 12th,13th and 16th of April 2021.

Processed using the Ha data as the red channel and the OIII data for both green and blue channels.

HEQ5 PRO

WO71GT with WO P-FLAT6 III corrector

QHY163M Gain 200 Offset 70

QHYCFW2 S filter wheel

Baader narrowband filter set

10 x 600sec Ha

18 x 600sec OIII

Processed using Straton star removal, Pixinsight and Photoshop.

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