Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  IC 1396
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The Elephant Trunk Nebula - IC 1396, 



    
        

            Randy Reece
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The Elephant Trunk Nebula - IC 1396

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The Elephant Trunk Nebula - IC 1396, 



    
        

            Randy Reece
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The Elephant Trunk Nebula - IC 1396

Acquisition details

Dates:
Oct. 30, 2021
Frames:
45×300(3h 45′)
Integration:
3h 45′
Avg. Moon age:
23.74 days
Avg. Moon phase:
33.41%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 5362417

RA center: 21h36m30s.5

DEC center: +57°3032

Pixel scale: 0.701 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 240.051 degrees

Field radius: 0.584 degrees

Resolution: 4827x3559

File size: 6.9 MB

Locations: The Blue Marble Observatory, Canfield, ON, Canada

Data source: Backyard

Description

IC 1396 - The Elephant Trunk Nebula

Captured this as a quick test image after fine-tuning my backspacing. A bit tricky to adjust when you only have one or two clear nights a month.

October 2021 at a Borttle 4 location.

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The Elephant Trunk Nebula - IC 1396, 



    
        

            Randy Reece