Cepheus in Colour "The space wave" IC 1396 #Explored

IC 1396 in a new light!

 

moonrocksastro.com/index.php/2015/11/01/cepheus/

 

It is named after Cepheus, King of Aethiopia in Greek mythology. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. Its brightest star is Alpha Cephei with an apparent magnitude of 3.5. Delta Cephei is the prototype of an important class of star known as a Cepheid variable. RW Cephei, an orange hypergiant, together with the red supergiants Mu Cephei, VV Cephei and V354 Cephei are among the largest stars known. In addition, Cepheus also has the hyperluminous quasar S5 0014+81, hosting an ultramassive black hole in its core at 40 billion solar masses, about 10,000 times more massive than the central black hole of the Milky Way, making it the most massive black hole known in the universe.

This two panel mosaic has an Integration of 45.0 hours

 

Imaging telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD

Imaging cameras: Starlight Express SXVR-H18

Mounts: Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro

Guiding telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD

Guiding cameras: sx loadstar

Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8, Photoshop CS5, PHD, Main Sequence Software

Filters: H-alpha 3.5 Nm, Baader SII 8.5nm, Baader O III 8.5nm

Accessories: Starlight Xpress USB filter wheel

Resolution: 4542x3208

Dates: Oct. 20, 2015, Oct. 21, 2015, Oct. 22, 2015

Frames:

Ha 8.5nm: 30x1800"

O III 8.5nm: 40x1800"

SII 8.5nm: 20x1800"

Integration: 45.0 hours

 

Locations: Home observatory, Valencia, Spain

 

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