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

 

Done