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IC 1396 -- Elephant Trunk Nebula

Object

Type

Emission Nebula

Constellation

Cepheus

Distance

2,400 light years

Magnitude

xxx

Size

45 arc-min

Image

Date

2009-07-26

Place

Comanche Springs

Exposure Data

RGBSHO 30:30:20:90:90:90 min @ -5C

R 6x5, G 8x5, B 4x5 SII 18x5, Ha 18x5, OIII 18x5 min

Notes

All filters binned 1x1

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N

Focal Length

530mm @f/5.0

Mount

Takahashi NJP

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

Robofocus

Filters

CFW-10, Astrodon CRGB, SII, Ha, OIII

Software

TheSky6, CCDSoft, FocusMax, CCDAutopilot4, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 10/31/2023