IC1396

The Elephant's Trunk nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust in the IC 1396 star cluster and ionized gas region located in the Cepheus constellation about 2,400 light years away from Earth.
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Photo Details:
RA 21h 40m 33s, Dec 57d 24m 41s
Pos Angle +48° 14', FL 396.4 mm, 3.85"/Pixel
Optics and mount: Takahashi FSQ106ED f/3.6 on Takahashi Em-200
Camera: Artemis 4021. Guided with MiniBorg 60ED and DSI pro II.
Filters: Astrodon Ha 5 nm.
Exposures: Ha 11 x 600 sec. RGB 5x300 bin 2x2.
Software: Maxim DL (Guiding, darks), Photoshop CS2.
Date and Location 16.08.2008 / 59 11 47.83 N. - 10 22 29.33 E

Ha-version