Elephants Trunk Nebula (IC 1396)
It turns out its been a very busy summer for me. About three years ago I captured this object for the first time with the radian raptor 61mm and a color camera with an L-Enhance boy have things changed since then!! im a lot more zoomed in now for sure LOL. anyway for a one night F7 capture i think its not to bad. hope you enjoy!!.The
Elephant's Trunk Nebula is a concentration of
interstellar gas and dust within the much larger ionized gas region IC 1396 located in the constellation
Cepheus about 2,400
light years away from Earth.The piece of the
nebula shown here is the dark, dense globule IC 1396A; it is commonly called the Elephant's Trunk nebula because of its appearance at visible light wavelengths, where there is a dark patch with a bright, sinuous rim. The bright rim is the surface of the dense cloud that is being illuminated and ionized by a very bright, massive star (
HD 206267) that is just to the east of IC 1396A. The entire IC 1396 region is ionized by the massive star, except for dense globules that can protect themselves from the star's harsh ultraviolet rays.[color=var(--lighterGrey)]Technical Stuff:[/color]6 hours of total integration
24x300s SII
24x300s HA
24x300s OIII
Scope: ASKAR 130 PHQ (1000mm Focal length)
Guide scope: ASKAR OAG
Mount: Ioptron CEM70
Main Camera: ZWO 294mm pro (Bin 2 120gain)
Guide Camera: ZWO 174mm mini
Focuser: ZWO EAF
Filter wheel: ZWO EFW
Filters: ANTILA 3nm SII HA and OIII
Capture Computer: MELE Quieter 3
Capture software: NINA
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