IC 1396 Elephant Trunk Nebula (First Light Askar FRA600) (Alaa El Bedewi)

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IC 1396 Elephant Trunk Nebula (First Light Askar FRA600)

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IC 1396 Elephant Trunk Nebula (First Light Askar FRA600)

Four months ago, I bought an Askar FRA600 to be my first upgrade from camera lens to proper telescope.
After a long battle with customs and months of waiting, the telescope was finally delivered to my doorstep. Unfortunately, the curse of new gear hit hard, and usually sunny Egypt's north coast was hit by hurricane! After waiting a while longer, the skies finally cleared and I was able to capture first light.

First impression of the ASKAR FRA600... wow, I finally have normal looking stars

This is also the first image to process fully in Pixinsight following the guidance of my good friend @Ahmed Wegdan, which is why I deservingly add as a collaborator on this image.

I went for an HOO normalization approach which is also a first for me. Please also check the second version uploaded with the standard dual narrowband colors.

I will be adding more data to this image soon and welcome any feedback to improve the image.

Clear Skies!

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Astrometry.net job	8489916
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RA (center)	21h39m06s.91
RA (top/left)	21h49m17s.55
RA (top/right)	21h49m53s.59
RA (bottom/right)	21h28m17s.27
RA (bottom/left)	21h28m57s.18

Dec (center)	+57°33′21″.2
Dec (top/left)	+56°24′30″.8
Dec (top/right)	+58°39′11″.8
Dec (bottom/right)	+58°38′56″.2
Dec (bottom/left)	+56°24′08″.5

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