Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Erakis (μ Cep)  ·  IC 1396  ·  The star The Garnet Star
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IC 1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula, Marc Sheaffer
IC 1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula
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IC 1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula

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IC 1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula, Marc Sheaffer
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IC 1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula

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Widefield IC 1396 captured in three sessions. 10-25-2022, 10-28-2022, and 10-29-2022.

Stacked in Astro Pixel Processor, and used the Light Pollution Removal tool. Further processing in Photoshop - separated star background from nebulosity with StarXTerminator. Adjusted curves, levels, and color balance. Applied NoiseXTerminator filter.

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IC 1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula, Marc Sheaffer