Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  IC 1396  ·  Sh2-131  ·  VdB142
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The Elephant's Trunk, 



    
        

            Matt Harbison
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The Elephant's Trunk

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            Matt Harbison
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The Elephant's Trunk

Acquisition details

Dates:
Aug. 27, 2018
Frames:
43×600(7h 10′)
Integration:
7h 10′
Avg. Moon age:
15.69 days
Avg. Moon phase:
99.03%

RA center: 21h36m04s.97

DEC center: +57°3024.0

Pixel scale: 2.103 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 75.288 degrees

Field radius: 0.730 degrees

More info:Open 

Resolution: 1504x2000

File size: 1.6 MB

Locations: Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tn, United States

Data source: Backyard

Description

HA acquired this year in the driveway over the last week on a QHY16200. Sii & Oiii acquired year before last with an ATIK 383L Mono.

A fun little experiment.

HA -43 x 600s Shot over the course of the last week during the new moon with my 16200 sensor (3nm Astrodon)

Sii- 15 x 600s Shot a few years ago on my 8300 sensor

Oiii- 19 x 600s Shot a few years ago on my 8300 sensor

LRGB- 12 x 180s (per filter) LRGB Stars from last year.

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The Elephant's Trunk, 



    
        

            Matt Harbison