Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  IC 1396
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IC 1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula, Josh Jones
IC 1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula
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IC 1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula

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IC 1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula, Josh Jones
IC 1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula
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IC 1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula

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Description

Really happy with this image as it’s one of my clearer and sharper images I have taken.  This was captured with a Celestron RASA 11″ in Ha, Sii, and Oiii filters and processed in hubble color palette.  This is about my 5th image processed in PIxInsight and PS, so still learning but this one I'm pretty proud of for clarity and overall sharpness.
Date:  July 21, August 4th, August 5th – 2022
Ha: 96 x 300 seconds
Oiii: 92 x 300 seconds
Sii: 48 x 300 seconds

Calibration Bias: 20
Calibration Dark: 20
Calibration Flats: 30 for each filter

Gain:  139
Cooling:  -10

Processing Software:   Stacked in Astro Pixel Processor, captured using NINA, Processed in PixInsightTelescope: Celestron RASA 11 (620mm focal @ f/2.2)

Filters:  Baader Ultra-Highspeed F/2 3.5nm & 4nm Filters.
Main Camera:  ZWO ASI 1600mm-pro Monochrome
Tilt & BackFocus Adjuster:ASG Photon Cage
Mount:  Skywatcher EQ6r-Pro
Guide Scope:  William Optics 50mm Uniguide
Guide Camera:  ZWO ASI 290mm-mini

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IC 1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula, Josh Jones