Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  IC 1396
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Elephant's Trunk in Hubble SHO Palette, Abraham Jones
Elephant's Trunk in Hubble SHO Palette
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Elephant's Trunk in Hubble SHO Palette

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Elephant's Trunk in Hubble SHO Palette, Abraham Jones
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Elephant's Trunk in Hubble SHO Palette

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5 hours of integrated data collected at Calhoun County Park (WV) during the new moon May 29th-30th.The Elephant's Trunk nebula is a concentration of interstellar 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.2 hours each of Ha and Oiii 10 minute exposures.1 Hour of 5 minutesCamera - ASI294MMMount – iOptron CEM26Telescope – Astrotech AT72EDII

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Elephant's Trunk in Hubble SHO Palette, Abraham Jones