Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  IC 1396  ·  The star Garnet Star (μCep)

Image of the day 09/24/2021

    Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) SHO, Jesse Priolo
    Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) SHO
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    Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) SHO

    Image of the day 09/24/2021

      Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) SHO, Jesse Priolo
      Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) SHO
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      Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) SHO

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      First light with my new ASI2600MM. While I've loved my little ASI294MM (and still do), this new camera is just a joy to work with.

      Returning to the Elephant's Trunk for the first time since initially shooting it in July 2020. My first attempt was a haloed mess, shot with a doublet, a 12 year old camera, and a dual-bandpass filter on a full moon night. I think I've made a little improvement since then, and I'm fairly happy with these results.

      My data is pretty solid - about 14.5 hours under fairly dark rural skies. Need to bury my nose in Inside Pixinsight again soon to try to refine my processing a bit.

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      Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) SHO, Jesse Priolo