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Elephant's Trunk Nebula (VdB142) in Emission-Line
IC1396
Object
Type Dark Nebula
Constellation Cepheus
Distance 2,400 ly
More Info
Image
Date 11 Sep 2007 (Summer)
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data SII:Ha:OIII 150:150:150 mins @ -10C
SII 5x30, Ha 5x30, OIII 5x30 (bin 1x1) as RGB
Notes
Equipment
Optics Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor
Focal Length 530mm @f/5
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm SII, Ha, OIII
Software Maxim DL, Photoshop