Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Erakis (μ Cep)  ·  IC 1396  ·  The star The Garnet Star
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IC 1396 (Elephant's Trunk Nebula) in Hydrogen Alpha  * 6 degree wide field view *, Derek Spratt
IC 1396 (Elephant's Trunk Nebula) in Hydrogen Alpha  * 6 degree wide field view *
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IC 1396 (Elephant's Trunk Nebula) in Hydrogen Alpha * 6 degree wide field view *

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IC 1396 (Elephant's Trunk Nebula) in Hydrogen Alpha  * 6 degree wide field view *, Derek Spratt
IC 1396 (Elephant's Trunk Nebula) in Hydrogen Alpha  * 6 degree wide field view *
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IC 1396 (Elephant's Trunk Nebula) in Hydrogen Alpha * 6 degree wide field view *

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[Update 2023-09-10] Improved my PixInsight processing flow to include better noise reduction and sharpening . I will now spend time imaging at S2 and O3 narrowband to build a colour version. 

Bortle 7 urban skies, full (blue) moon rising, reflective clouds very close by - this shows the power of narrowband filtering ...

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  • IC 1396 (Elephant's Trunk Nebula) in Hydrogen Alpha  * 6 degree wide field view *, Derek Spratt
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    IC 1396 (Elephant's Trunk Nebula) in Hydrogen Alpha  * 6 degree wide field view *, Derek Spratt
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IC 1396 (Elephant's Trunk Nebula) in Hydrogen Alpha  * 6 degree wide field view *, Derek Spratt