Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  IC 1396
Elephant Trunk nebula, Tony B
Elephant Trunk nebula
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Elephant Trunk nebula, Tony B
Elephant Trunk nebula
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   The Elepahnat Trunk nebula and surrounding area taken with and Edge HD 11" and ST8300C ccd camera and Hyperstar @ F2 . An IDA LPS filter was used as well during the exposures to filter moon glow low in the east . Acquisition and most processing was done using Nebulosity 3 and PHDguide was used to guide the scope thru an 80mm refractor and Starshoot autoguider . Finish processing and resizing was done using AA 4.0 .This photo is a combination of 15 -4 minute exposures which were dark subtracted only . No flats or bias frames were taken .

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Elephant Trunk nebula, Tony B