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IC1396 - Elephant’s Trunk Nebula
The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus located at a distance of about 2,400 light-years away.
Taken in September 2017 over multiple nights (September 1, 5, 6, 8-10, 17, & 18) from Campbell, CA, USA. Sky: 18.80 mag/arcsec^2
Total integration: 28.5 hours (1710 mins)
Details, Equipment, & Software:
Telescope: Astro-Tech AT10RCT (FL2000mm f/8)
Camera: SBIG STF-8300m (-10°C)
Filter: Astrodon 36mm H-α 5nm
Guide: OAG-8300 with QHY5III174
Focuser: Moonlite CSL w/ high res stepper motor
Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100GTO
Capture: Sequence Generator Pro
Frames:
Astrodon H-α:
Mosaic Frame 1: 60x900s
Mosaic Frame 2: 54x900s
Stacking/Final Processing: Pixinsight
IC1396 - Elephant’s Trunk Nebula
The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus located at a distance of about 2,400 light-years away.
Taken in September 2017 over multiple nights (September 1, 5, 6, 8-10, 17, & 18) from Campbell, CA, USA. Sky: 18.80 mag/arcsec^2
Total integration: 28.5 hours (1710 mins)
Details, Equipment, & Software:
Telescope: Astro-Tech AT10RCT (FL2000mm f/8)
Camera: SBIG STF-8300m (-10°C)
Filter: Astrodon 36mm H-α 5nm
Guide: OAG-8300 with QHY5III174
Focuser: Moonlite CSL w/ high res stepper motor
Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100GTO
Capture: Sequence Generator Pro
Frames:
Astrodon H-α:
Mosaic Frame 1: 60x900s
Mosaic Frame 2: 54x900s
Stacking/Final Processing: Pixinsight