The Elephant's Trunk a Close up Ha SHO

The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust within the much larger ionised gas region IC 1396. It is located in the constellation of Cepheus and lies around 2,400 light years distant. The piece of the nebula shown here is the dark, dense globule IC 1396A.

Processed using data collected using my TSAPO130Q/QHY163M and 150mm Esprit/QHY163M set ups.

SHO data:

NEQ6 PRO

TSAPO130Q

QHY163M Gain200 Offset 70 -20C

Baader SHO narrowband filter set

Ha 18 x 300sec

OIII 23 x 300sec

SII 25 x 300sec subs

Ha data:

EQ6-R-PRO

QHY163M Gain 200 Offset -20C

8 x 600sec subs

Total acquisition time 6hrs50mins

Processed using Straton star removal, RegiStar, Pixinsight and Photoshop.

150mm Esprit

 

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