The Misty Clover Cluster: IC 1396
One of my favorite summer objects in the northern latitudes. I updated a combination of Hydrogen alpha images I took in June with Sulphur as well as Oxygen. The oxygen images are always the hardest to get good signal to noise ratio on. I'm planning on getting an alternate oxygen filter that has an even narrower band and is optimized for shorter focal lengths.
This is a big nebulae in the milky way in the constellation Cepheus near the Swan. It consists of many smaller famous objects. The most famous is perhaps 'the Elephant trunk' which is in the lower middle of this image. I recently posted a closeup of the Elephant trunk with my larger telescope.
synthesized from multiple sources:: "The Misty Clover Cluster, known scientifically as IC 1396, is an expansive emission nebula located roughly 2,400 light years from Earth in the constellation of Cepheus. This celestial complex stretches about 100 light years across. IC 1396 is renowned for its vivid shapes and colors, often resembling a clover, and is especially famous for a feature known as the Elephant's Trunk Nebula, which is a denser region of gas and dust within the cluster. The area is a fertile ground for star formation, with young, hot stars illuminating the nebula and shaping the surrounding gas and dust through their intense radiation and stellar winds. This cluster not only highlights the dynamic processes of star birth but also the interaction of these newborn stars with their natal environments, sculpting intricate structures visible in telescopic images.
Within the vast expanse of IC 1396, the dark regions stand out as intriguing features. These areas, known as Bok globules, are dense pockets of cold gas and dust that block the light from stars behind them, creating stark, silhouette-like contrasts against the brighter nebula. These dark regions are significant because they are potential sites of future star formation. As these globules gradually contract under their own gravity, they may eventually collapse to form new stars and possibly planetary systems. Observing these dark patches provides astronomers with clues about the earliest stages of star development and the conditions that lead to the birth of stars."
Askar ACL200: 200mm f/4
Nikon 70-200mm 200mm f/2.8
2x ZWO ASI533MM Mono Camera at -10C
Guided on ZWO AM5
23xOiii, 23xSii @600s
Added to previous session:
ZWO ASI533MM Mono Camera at -20C
45XHa @300S
ZWO ASI533MC Color Camera at -20C
39x300s Ha/Oiii & 20x60s rgb (for the stars)
Processed with PixInsight, Ps
The Misty Clover Cluster: IC 1396
One of my favorite summer objects in the northern latitudes. I updated a combination of Hydrogen alpha images I took in June with Sulphur as well as Oxygen. The oxygen images are always the hardest to get good signal to noise ratio on. I'm planning on getting an alternate oxygen filter that has an even narrower band and is optimized for shorter focal lengths.
This is a big nebulae in the milky way in the constellation Cepheus near the Swan. It consists of many smaller famous objects. The most famous is perhaps 'the Elephant trunk' which is in the lower middle of this image. I recently posted a closeup of the Elephant trunk with my larger telescope.
synthesized from multiple sources:: "The Misty Clover Cluster, known scientifically as IC 1396, is an expansive emission nebula located roughly 2,400 light years from Earth in the constellation of Cepheus. This celestial complex stretches about 100 light years across. IC 1396 is renowned for its vivid shapes and colors, often resembling a clover, and is especially famous for a feature known as the Elephant's Trunk Nebula, which is a denser region of gas and dust within the cluster. The area is a fertile ground for star formation, with young, hot stars illuminating the nebula and shaping the surrounding gas and dust through their intense radiation and stellar winds. This cluster not only highlights the dynamic processes of star birth but also the interaction of these newborn stars with their natal environments, sculpting intricate structures visible in telescopic images.
Within the vast expanse of IC 1396, the dark regions stand out as intriguing features. These areas, known as Bok globules, are dense pockets of cold gas and dust that block the light from stars behind them, creating stark, silhouette-like contrasts against the brighter nebula. These dark regions are significant because they are potential sites of future star formation. As these globules gradually contract under their own gravity, they may eventually collapse to form new stars and possibly planetary systems. Observing these dark patches provides astronomers with clues about the earliest stages of star development and the conditions that lead to the birth of stars."
Askar ACL200: 200mm f/4
Nikon 70-200mm 200mm f/2.8
2x ZWO ASI533MM Mono Camera at -10C
Guided on ZWO AM5
23xOiii, 23xSii @600s
Added to previous session:
ZWO ASI533MM Mono Camera at -20C
45XHa @300S
ZWO ASI533MC Color Camera at -20C
39x300s Ha/Oiii & 20x60s rgb (for the stars)
Processed with PixInsight, Ps