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IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula, Mark C. Helton
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IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula

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IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula, Mark C. Helton
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IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula

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This is my first attempt at the Elephant's Trunk Nebula, or IC1396. It was very hot and humid with a breeze. Upper atmosphere was turbulent and there were some high clouds that kept pestering me throughout the 2.5 hours of imaging. I shot 50, 180 second images. This image is not cropped. Beautiful, and very interesting target, indeed!

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IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula, Mark C. Helton