IC 1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula
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Elephant Trunk or IC 1396 is a Diffuse Nebula and Open cluster in the Constellation Cepheus.The distance from Earth is about 2,400 light years away. |
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Location / Exposure dates |
Mauna Keratea Obs, July 2012 |
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Telescopes |
GSO RC 10" Astrograph, AP CCDT67 FR f 5,3 |
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Mount |
Celestron CGE Pro EQ Mount |
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Camera |
QHY9 KAF 8300 mono CCD, Temp -25 C |
| Guiding |
TS 65 APO, QHY5, PHD Guide |
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Filters / Sub Exposures |
Hα 42x900 sec bin 1x, Sii 18x900 sec bin 2x, Oiii 18x900 bin 2x |
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Total Exposure Time |
20 ~ Hours |
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Software |
Nebulosity 3, Maxim DL, Pixinshight, Photoshop CS5. |
