Observation by Alun Halsey: IC 1396

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Paul Downing

Observer

Alun Halsey

Observed

2023 Sep 05 - 21:19

Uploaded

2023 Sep 29 - 07:28

Objects

The Elephant Trunk (IC1396)

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Constellation

Cepheus

Field centre

RA: 21^h35^m
Dec: +57°27'
Position angle: +100°38'

Field size

0°53' × 0°39'

Equipment

SW Esprit 150ED apo triplet with 0.77x reducer/flattener
SX Trius Pro 694 mono CCD
SX filter wheel and OAG (Lodestar guide camera)
Baader 2" narrowband filters Ha & OIII (7nm)
Mesu-200 Mk1

Exposure

5x600 Ha & 5x600 OIII

Target name

The Elephant's Trunk Nebula

Title

IC 1396

About this image

Bi-colour image created in Maxim DL4 using Ha/OIII/OIII palette after stacking image sets in Deepskystacker,processed in Photoshop CS2 using combination of Annie's and Astronomy Tools action sets. No dark/flat frame subtraction.

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