Observation by Jeff Whiteway: IC1396 and the dragon

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Jeff Whiteway

Observer

Jeff Whiteway

Observed

2022 Aug 27 - 22:00

Uploaded

2022 Aug 28 - 09:31

Objects

The Elephant Trunk (IC1396)

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Constellation

Cepheus

Field centre

RA: 21^h38^m
Dec: +56°59'
Position angle: +64°27'

Field size

2°45' × 1°52'

Equipment

StellaMira 80mm refractor
Optolong dual band filter
ASI294MC camera
0.8x reducer/flattener (fl 400mm)

Exposure

20x300s

Location

East Horsley, Surrey

Target name

IC1396

Title

IC1396 and the dragon

About this image

Barnard 160 looks a lot like a dragon or dinosaur sitting up. Lots of Ldn also in the image.

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IC1396-siril-gimp2.png (1.7 MB)

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