IC 1396
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula
About this image:
The Elephant Trunk Nebula also known as IC 1396 a concentration of interstellar gas and dust within the much larger ionized gas region IC 1396 located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years away from Earth.
Technical details:
Optics: 8" f/3.9 Orion Newtonian Astrograph with coma corrector
Mount: Celestron AVX
Camera: Canon 60D unmodified
Guiding: 60mm guide scope with orion starshoot
Dates: 15 November - 17 November
Location: Taken at my Backyard observatory in Northwest Mo.
Exposure details: 6.3 hours 4-minutes subs
Processing: Deep sky stacker, Pixlnsight, photoshop
The Elephant Trunk Nebula also known as IC 1396 a concentration of interstellar gas and dust within the much larger ionized gas region IC 1396 located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years away from Earth.
Technical details:
Optics: 8" f/3.9 Orion Newtonian Astrograph with coma corrector
Mount: Celestron AVX
Camera: Canon 60D unmodified
Guiding: 60mm guide scope with orion starshoot
Dates: 15 November - 17 November
Location: Taken at my Backyard observatory in Northwest Mo.
Exposure details: 6.3 hours 4-minutes subs
Processing: Deep sky stacker, Pixlnsight, photoshop
