Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  IC 1396  ·  The star 12Cep  ·  The star 13Cep  ·  The star 14Cep  ·  The star 19Cep  ·  The star 20Cep  ·  The star 9Cep  ·  The star Alderamin (αCep)  ·  The star Garnet Star (μCep)  ·  The star νCep
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IC1396 widefield, erdmanpe
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IC1396 widefield

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IC1396 widefield

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A wide field (~8x12 degrees) of IC1396. I attempted another image of this same object at approximately twice the focal length, and that reveals more detail, but not the context of this huge nebula. With the wider field, it seems to resemble a great sinkhole to me, sucking in the surrounding nebulosity and turning it into an intense light. Processing in Maxim with DDP stretch and unsharp mask.

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IC1396 widefield, erdmanpe