IC 1396
Published in Astronomy Now Magazine September 2018
Published in Astronomy Now Magazine September 2018
IC 1396 - the Elephant's Trunk Nebula in the constellation Cepheus. It is 2,400 light years from Earth.
TARGET
Nomenclature: IC 1396, Elephant's Trunk Nebula
Right Ascension: 21:34:48
Declination: +57:30:00
Size: 14 arc min
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
5nm Ha: 40x1200 bin 1x1
3nm OIII: 47x1200 bin 1x1
5nm SII: 40x1200 bin 1x1
Red: 20x300 bin 1x1
Green: 20x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 20x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 49 hours
Pixel scale: 0.534 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.476 degrees
Capture dates: 23 June - 10 July 2018
Capture location: Alcalali, Spain
5nm Ha: 40x1200 bin 1x1
3nm OIII: 47x1200 bin 1x1
5nm SII: 40x1200 bin 1x1
Red: 20x300 bin 1x1
Green: 20x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 20x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 49 hours
Pixel scale: 0.534 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.476 degrees
Capture dates: 23 June - 10 July 2018
Capture location: Alcalali, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2