Observation by Dean Ashton: The Elephant's Trunk

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Dean Ashton

Observer

Dean Ashton

Observed

2024 Sep 17 - 21:00

Uploaded

2024 Sep 27 - 17:19

Objects

VdB 142
The Elephant Trunk (IC1396)

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Constellation

Cepheus

Field centre

RA: 21^h35^m
Dec: +57°27'
Position angle: +0°02'

Field size

0°48' × 0°32'

Equipment

Celestron 9.25 EdgeHD
QHY268C Camera
Optolong L-eXtreme Filter

Exposure

17x600s; /f7 fl-1,645mm

Location

St Austell, Cornwall

Target name

Elephant's Trunk

Title

The Elephant's Trunk

About this image

The dark and opaque cloud of compressed gas that forms the Elephant's Trunk Nebula set against the bright backdrop of the large emission nebula IC 1396.

Files associated with this observation

vdB142_17x600s_HOO.jpg (2.8 MB)

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