Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  IC 1396
Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396), Alexis Katsoudas
Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396)
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Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396)

Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396), Alexis Katsoudas
Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396)
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Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396)

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The Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396)  70% Hubble Palette + 30 % Foraxx SHO

This is the first time I am experimenting with the 1600mm pro and monochrome astrophotography. After two weeks of trial and error I managed to produce an image. I admit that I never expected such results with my SW 72ED telescope.
Total Integration Time : 17.4 Hours
79x5 min Ha
68x5 min Oiii
62x5 min Sii
Mount: SW HEQ5 Pro
Telescope: SW 72ED
Camera: ASI 1600mm Pro
Filters: Baader 1.25 - 7nm Ha, 8.5nm Oiii, 8nm Sii
Software: Pixinsight, PHD2, APT, SharpCap, DSS

Autoguiding was used.

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Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396), Alexis Katsoudas