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The Elephant's Trunk Nebula  IC1396  Sh2-131, JohnAdastra
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The Elephant's Trunk Nebula IC1396 Sh2-131

Revision title: The Elephant's Trunk - 2024 redo

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
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The Elephant's Trunk Nebula  IC1396  Sh2-131, JohnAdastra
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The Elephant's Trunk Nebula IC1396 Sh2-131

Revision title: The Elephant's Trunk - 2024 redo

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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Elephant's Trunk Nebula in SHO Hubble Palette

Images taken by a QSI683-wsg8 camera with HOS filters and a Takahashi FSQ-106 scope on a Paramount MyT from Deep Sky West's dark sky site in New Mexico. Processed with PixInsight 1.8.8-5.

Sub-frames taken over numerous nights in 2019.

Though I was pleased with the final color scheme, some intractable star halos persisted through final processing. This may be a case where only RGB star data could supplant narrow band star colors.

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Title: The Elephant's Trunk - 2024 redo

Description: 2019 data from Deep Sky West now redone with Xterminator suite in PixInsight

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The Elephant's Trunk Nebula  IC1396  Sh2-131, JohnAdastra

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