IC 1396 - The Elephant's Trunk Nebula (Taman)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cepheus (Cep) · Contains: B161 · B163 · B365 · B367 · HD205196 · HD205948 · HD206081 · HD206183 · HD206267 · HD206482 · HD206773 · HD239710 · HD239724 · HD239725 · HD239727 · HD239729 · HD239767 · IC 1396 · LBN 451 · LBN 452 · LBN 455 · LBN 457 · LDN · LDN 1085 · LDN 1087 · LDN 1090 · LDN 1092 · LDN 1093 · LDN 1098 · LDN 1099 · And 15 more.

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IC 1396 - The Elephant's Trunk Nebula

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IC 1396 - The Elephant's Trunk Nebula

IC 1396 , SH 2-131 - The Elephant's Trunk Nebula.

Large emission nebula located about 2,400 light years away in the constellation of Cepheus. The dark globule of gas and dust in the shape of the "trunk" is IC 1396A. The nebula is ionised by a massive triple star system, which also compresses gases in the trunk, causing new star formation.

First light test of my new dual imaging rig. The weather has been so bad over the last year that I decided to get a second FLT91 and ASI294MM Pro to make the most of any clear nights I get.

Original version: Modified HOO taken over 2 nights, with the Ha also used as luminance. 13 hours of data.

Updated version: High resolution SHO taken over 3 nights, with RGB stars from the colour calibrated HOO. 22 hours of data.

Clear skies!

Tony.

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RA (center)	21h38m59s.34
RA (top/left)	21h48m08s.64
RA (top/right)	21h29m23s.65
RA (bottom/right)	21h30m15s.67
RA (bottom/left)	21h48m09s.74

Dec (center)	+57°15′13″.8
Dec (top/left)	+58°07′17″.2
Dec (top/right)	+58°01′52″.5
Dec (bottom/right)	+56°20′46″.4
Dec (bottom/left)	+56°25′49″.1

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