IC 1396 Elephant Trunk  

 Object Details:

  • Emission Nebula in Cepheus

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  • RA:          21 hours 37 minutes  ( Centered on SAO 33573)

  •  Dec:         +57 degrees 33 minutes

  •  Distance: 2400 Light years

  •  Size:        

  •  Mag:       

 Image Details:

  • Instrument:  Williams Optics 110mm .8 reduced @ f/5.6 (622mm) focal length
  • Mount:         Losmandy G11
  • Camera:       SBIG ST-2000XM with CFW8 Color Filter 
  • Filters & Exposure Times:  
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    • SII    14 x 15 minutes binned  1 x 1 
      Ha     10 x 15 minutes binned  1 x 1 
      OIII:    10 x 15 minutes binned  1 x 1 
  • Total  exposure time: 8.5 hours
  • Software: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop
  • Location: Saratoga California
  • Date: November  2007

 

              

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