Another Quick Test for the Baby Q.....IC1396 in Ha: Elephant Trunk Region (Bruce Donzanti)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cepheus (Cep) · Contains: HD205948 · HD239710 · LBN 451 · LBN 452 · LDN 1093 · LDN 1098 · LDN 1099 · LDN 1105

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Another Quick Test for the Baby Q.....IC1396 in Ha: Elephant Trunk Region

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I had what looks to be a final 50-minute opening before tropical storm Ian, soon to become a hurricane, sideswipes central Florida with lots of rain.

Yes- only 50 minutes of data but this little scope is working like a champ. With the ASI2600mm and an Astronomik Ha (6nm) filter, I managed 10 5-minute frames. No darks or flats were used.

This is my first time imaging this area of gas and dust located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years from Earth.  Original version is the uncropped view. Version B simply zooms in on the famous Elephant Trunk region (IC1396A). Ha only images still amaze me- they simply pop out details that don't get distracted by color. And this in less than an hour.

I have one final change to make to the setup. I need to replace the guide scope with an OAG. The piggyback placement of the Baby Q on top of the C11" EdgeHD is causing too much flexure following meridian flip, leading to 1 or 2 frames being ruined by elongated stars. I did this in the past with the Stellarvue and it seemed to work very well. After this final adjustment, I am hoping for clear fall skies to get many hours for decent images.

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Imaged with N.I.N.A.
Florida / Georgia Imagers
Narrowband imaging
Takahashi Refractors
Suburban Astrophotography
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
Light Polluted skies
CMOS Imagers

Takahashi FSQ-85EDX Petzval Quadruplet

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RA (bottom/right)	21h31m42s.39
RA (bottom/left)	21h31m43s.40

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