Observation by Simon Paul Davis: Elephant's Trunk S50

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Simon Paul Davis

Observer

Simon Paul Davis

Observed

2026 Jul 04 - 23:00

Uploaded

2026 Jul 10 - 13:44

Objects

The Elephant Trunk (IC1396)

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Constellation

Cepheus

Field centre

RA: 21^h36^m
Dec: +57°28'
Position angle: -0°13'

Field size

0°38' × 0°27'

Equipment

Seestar S50

Exposure

400 x 30s EQ mode

Location

Hampshire

Target name

Elephant's Trunk Nebula

Title

Elephant's Trunk S50

About this image

IC1396 using the dual narrowband built-in filter on the seestar S50

Files associated with this observation

Ele_final_crop.jpg (443.8 kB)

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