Observation by Alun Halsey: Elephant Trunk Nebula

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Alun Halsey

Observer

Alun Halsey

Observed

2025 Aug 30 - 01:34

Uploaded

2025 Aug 30 - 20:57

Objects

The Elephant Trunk (IC1396)

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Constellation

Cepheus

Field centre

RA: 21^h34^m
Dec: +57°29'
Position angle: +100°40'

Field size

1°15' × 1°17'

Equipment

Skywatcher Evostar 72ED refractor + field flattener piggybacked to main scope
Player One Ares-C Pro (IMX533) one shot colour
Altair astro Dual band 6nm filter (Ha/OIII)
Mesu-200 Mk1

Exposure

6 subframes at 600 seconds each = 1 hour

Location

Reading Berkshire UK

Target name

IC 1396A (Elephant Trunk Nebula)

Title

Elephant Trunk Nebula

About this image

Six subframes of 600 seconds each stacked on the fly using Sharpcap, no darks/flats subtraction. Processed in Photoshop CS2 using Annie's actions and Astronomy Tools action set. Guiding through 12" SCT via P1 Ceres 462M and 0.5x reducer.

Files associated with this observation

Stack_16bits_6frames_3600s_final.png (3.6 MB)

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