IC 1396 (Mike Hamende)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cepheus (Cep) · Contains: HD205196 · HD205510 · HD205948 · HD206081 · HD206183 · HD239710 · HD239712 · LBN 451 · LBN 452 · LDN 1092 · LDN 1093 · LDN 1096 · LDN 1098 · LDN 1099 · LDN 1102 · LDN 1105

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As I've been working through some calibration issues with my new scope I wanted to take a break to get some usable data. My SHO filters calibrate fine but I've been getting rings in my LRGB data that are not from light leaks. I believe I've found the solution with very long flats of around 15 seconds. Initial tests have been good so hopefully some LRGB images coming soon.

Anyway, I know I've shot this target a few times before but I'm very happy with my results here. I think this is my best Elephant's Trunk yet. I've also just printed out some tri-bahtinov masks with a rotatable zone masking plate that should allow me to easily focus on one collimation screw at a time. We'll see how that goes.

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RA (center)	21h34m43s.347
RA (top/left)	21h38m27s.420
RA (top/right)	21h38m27s.647
RA (bottom/right)	21h30m49s.953
RA (bottom/left)	21h31m08s.232

Dec (center)	+57°40′30″.34
Dec (top/left)	+56°55′31″.63
Dec (top/right)	+58°25′54″.15
Dec (bottom/right)	+58°25′05″.100
Dec (bottom/left)	+56°54′45″.42

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