IC 1396 is a large circular region of glowing gas and dust in the constellation of Cepheus and is located about 2400 light-years from Earth.
IC1396A is a portion of this complex known as the Elephant's Trunk. This image is based on 7.3 hours of narrowband data and rendered in the SHO Hubble Palette.
The data was collected over two nights ending on October 22nd. This image was taken on my Astro-Physics 130mm EDT f/8.35 APO telescope platform, which uses a ZWO ASI2600MM-Pro camera, and is supported by an IOptron CEM60 Mount.
My original plan was to collect at least 15 hours of data for the project. That did not happen. This is the usual point where I usually start whining about our weather and how clouds had shut me down.
That's not what happened this time.
This time I was taken down by a nasty virus that gave me the worst cold I have ever had.
We had two wonderfully clear nights that I would have loved to shoot. But by then, I was a drooling puddle of whimpering snot who no longer cared about clear night or astrophotography!
I am now slowly on the mend and feeling just well enough to start processing what data I could acquire whilst still coherent.
The Targets are still there, and hopefully - I will get another chance in November to finish the few that need more data. In the meantime, I will process and publish those sets that received at least a reasonable integration.
The image was processed by using a Synthetic computed Luminance image and extensive use of starless processing workflows.
The full story behind this image, along with a detailed processing walkthrough, can be found at:
https://cosgrovescosmos.com/projects/ic1396a-10-31-22I will be adding a video overview of the processing - once my voice returns!
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