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IC 1396 (Wide Field), Marcel Trümper
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IC 1396 (Wide Field)

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IC 1396 (Wide Field)

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A wide field photograph of IC 1396  in the Cepheus constellation.

I took this with my Sony A6000 and the Sony SEL55210 telephoto zoom lens at 210 mm (APS-C). The lens suffers from strong aberrations in the corners. I used the iOptron SkyTracker Pro for tracking, which allowed me to take 60 second long sub exposures. The tracker is not ideal for longer exposures and suffers from long term drifts.

However, I am quite satisfied with some of the details of the image, for example the elephant's trunk IC 1396A can be made out when zooming in.

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IC 1396 (Wide Field), Marcel Trümper