Observation by Mark Phillips: Elephant Trunk Nebula

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Mark Phillips

Observer

Mark Phillips

Observed

2020 Aug 10 - 22:00

Uploaded

2020 Aug 17 - 09:43

Objects

The Elephant Trunk (IC1396)

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Constellation

Cepheus

Field centre

RA: 21^h36^m
Dec: +57°28'
Position angle: +1°01'

Field size

0°35' × 0°28'

Equipment

250mm f4.8 Newtonian
Atik 460EX @-15C
Baader Ha, OIII
Captured in APT
Processed in APP, Photoshop

Exposure

10x300s each Ha, OIII

Location

Edinburgh, UK

Target name

IC1396

Title

Elephant Trunk Nebula

About this image

I monitor/image this object regularly for the HOYS project but never actually image the "trunk" part.

Files associated with this observation

IC1396-HOO-green.jpg (499.4 kB)

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