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IC 1396 - The Elephant's Trunk Nebula - SHO, Andrea Alessandrelli
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IC 1396 - The Elephant's Trunk Nebula - SHO

IC 1396 - The Elephant's Trunk Nebula - SHO, Andrea Alessandrelli
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IC 1396 - The Elephant's Trunk Nebula - SHO

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IC 1396 - The Elephant's Trunk Nebula in SHO. This was the first light for Guglielmo, my William Optics GT-81.

Taken during the Summer solstice with no astronomical darkness.

A little "funny" note: this is my 3rd attempt at this target. The first one was in 2017 with my 6'' newtonian when I just started doing deep sky. It was completely out of focus with donut stars and double diffraction spikes. The second attempt was in 2018 with my 8'' RC, the field was so narrow, the framing so bad and the final result too.. so I've never published it.

I call this picture: "The Elephant's Trunk Deliverance"

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