Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Erakis (μ Cep)  ·  IC 1396  ·  The star The Garnet Star
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IC-1396: The Elephant's Trunk Nebula, Dan R
IC-1396: The Elephant's Trunk Nebula
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IC-1396: The Elephant's Trunk Nebula

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IC-1396: The Elephant's Trunk Nebula, Dan R
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IC-1396: The Elephant's Trunk Nebula

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I had a failed attempt at capturing this a few weeks ago due to messing around with the flattener and not putting it back on the correct spacing. With a clear night last night, I triple checked I'd set everything up correctly this time!

I found processing this to be a bit tricky as it's a bit dimmer than some other similarly sized targets. Perhaps I should revisit this in the future and add more integration with a broader filter than the L-Enhance.

Lights: 75 x 300" at ISO 1600 (6hr 15min)
Darks: 30
Flats: 30
Dark-flats: 30
Bias: 70

Bortle 6 Skies.

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IC-1396: The Elephant's Trunk Nebula, Dan R

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