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I agreeResolution: 3123x2301
Frames: 400x30"
Integration: 3.3 hours
Astrometry.net job: 2158771
RA center: 324.923 degrees
DEC center: 57.767 degrees
Pixel scale: 3.264 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 73.083 degrees
Field radius: 1.759 degrees
Data source: Backyard
So I took this image while I was in Rochester NY last week. This combination of 3.5 hours of exposures through a 420mm camera lens is of what's known as IC1396, a large nebula of ionized gas (the width of a few moons) in the constellation Cepheus. The nebula is best known for a feature called The Elephant's Trunk. It's in there somewhere, but tough to see with this wide-field view. This could be so much better, but I'm still getting the hang of this (frustrating) hobby!
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