In one of the areas of Cepheus, there is this unusual and perhaps somewhat whimsical shape giving the impression of looking like its name indicates, the Elephant Tompa Nebula.
Image captured in mid-August/2923 on my terrace with a bortle 9 sky. Clear skies!!
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is a concentration of Interestellar gas and dust within the much larger ionized gas region IC 1396 located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light
years away from Earth. The piece of the nebula shown here is the dark, dense globule IC 1396A; it is commonly called the Elephant's Trunk nebula because of its appearance at visible light wavelengths....
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Equipment used;
Telescope 🔭 Newton astrograph 200/1000
Skywatcher Eq6R-pro mount
Camera 📷 Zwo Asi1600mm Pro
EFW Zwo filter wheel. 7x2"
Autoguided Ts 60/240+Zwo Asi462mc
Smart-box Gaius-S Rb-focus
Merlin Rb-focus autofocus
BasdernH-alpha,Oiii and Síi
Capture data;
H-alpha. 52x300s. -5°
[Oiii]. 31x300s. -5°
[Sii]. 28x300s. -5°
50 ~ Darks
25 ~ Flats
25 ~ Darkflats
Total integration 9h 15'min.
Data acquired with N.I.N.A. in synergy with Ascom, Eqmod and Phd2.Data calibrated, stacked and processed entirely with Pleiades Astrophoto Pixinsight.
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