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IC 1396A - The Elephant's Trunk
IC 1396A - The Elephant's Trunk Nebula, or even more unofficially the lady walking away, Mufasa on pride rock, I mean it looks like anything you see.
This is a dark cloud of dust and gas in a much larger cloud of ionized gas illuminated by a very bright massive star (HD 206267).
Shot the "blue" data last night using my Esprit 100ED S-APO, the lack of Moon meant I could get some detail and contrast, though the OIII component to this nebula is very faint.
Was a great night to just sit on the beach whilst my scope imaged and watch Orion rise over the cliffs and see a small number of "shooting stars".
IC 1396A - The Elephant's Trunk
IC 1396A - The Elephant's Trunk Nebula, or even more unofficially the lady walking away, Mufasa on pride rock, I mean it looks like anything you see.
This is a dark cloud of dust and gas in a much larger cloud of ionized gas illuminated by a very bright massive star (HD 206267).
Shot the "blue" data last night using my Esprit 100ED S-APO, the lack of Moon meant I could get some detail and contrast, though the OIII component to this nebula is very faint.
Was a great night to just sit on the beach whilst my scope imaged and watch Orion rise over the cliffs and see a small number of "shooting stars".