Observation by Matthew Jenkins: A town center Elephant

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Matthew Jenkins

Observer

Matthew Jenkins

Observed

2017 May 27 - 22:48

Uploaded

2017 Jun 01 - 12:50

Objects

The Elephant Trunk (IC1396)

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Constellation

Cepheus

Field centre

RA: 21^h40^m
Dec: +57°36'
Position angle: +4°29'

Field size

3°29' × 2°38'

Equipment

TS60ED
HEQ5
ZWO ASI1600

Exposure

5 min Ha, Sii, Oiii subs

Location

Cheltenham

Target name

Elephants Trunk

Title

A town center Elephant

About this image

Taken from just outside Cheltenham town center showing what narrowband can do from a light polluted sky. Taken with a short FL refractor at 260mmFL and a cooled CMOS camera.

Files associated with this observation

ElephantsTrunk_HST.jpg (603.5 kB)

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