Observation by Graham Winstanley: IC1396 Elephant's Trunk nebula

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Graham Winstanley

Observer

Graham Winstanley

Observed

2019 Jul 03 - 01:00

Uploaded

2019 Aug 05 - 09:55

Objects

The Elephant Trunk (IC1396)

Constellation

Cepheus

Equipment

Skywatcher ED80
Pier mounted NEQ6
QHY IMG2PRO at -10 deg
oag camera ASI120MM
Baader Ha 7nm, OIII & SII 8nm filters

Exposure

Ha 25 x 300s, O 24 x 400s, S 21 x 300s

Location

Bassingham, Lincolnshire

Target name

Elephant's trunk nebula

Title

IC1396 Elephant's Trunk nebula

About this image

Captured during the short and bright nights between 9 June and 3 July. This is my first tri-colour narrowband image and it has taken me a long time to achieve a satisfactory colour balance with the Hubble palette. The initial processing was in Pixinsight then colours were adjusted in Photoshop CS2 and finalised again in PI. It is a bit noisy if you look too close but not bad considering the sky brightness at this time of year.

Files associated with this observation

IC1396 SHO v2_PS_scnr_tgv.jpg (1.3 MB)

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Andrew Dumbleton, Nick Hewitt, Jeremy Shears, Ray Emery, David Basey, Andy Wilson, Peter Mulligan, Geof Lewis, Derek Robson, Dawson, Peter Carson, Callum Wingrove, Andrew Paterson, Callum Potter, Dean Ashton, Chris Hooker, Mr John William Hughes, Ian Rothwell, Gordon T. Holmes.

Comments

Derek Robson, 2019 Aug 11 - 13:18 UTC

Excellent job Graham. A lot of time and effort has gone into that.

Gordon T. Holmes., 2021 Apr 05 - 09:37 UTC

Colours out of this World Graham, Amazing.

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