IC1396

Elephant Trunk Nebula (VdB142)

IC1396

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Object Info

Type

Dark Nebula

Constellation

Cepheus

Distance

2,400 ly

Capture Details

Date

June 1, 2019

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Ha 9x10, R 4x5, G 4x5, B 4x5 (bin 1x1)

Equipment

Optics

DSI RC10C Corrected RC Astrograph

Focal Length

1867mm @f/7.3

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

FLI ML-6303E

Focuser

Built-in Secondary Focuser

Filters

FLI CFW2-7, Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB, 3nm Ha

Software

MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop