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For a full size image click here. Distance: 2,400 Light Years Magnitude: 11.5 Size: 170 Arc Minutes Telescope: Borg 71 Camera: QSI683 Mount: AP1100 Exposures: SII 38×600 Bin 1, Ha 46×600 Bin 1, OIII 30×600 Bin 1 This image was captured from my home in a Bortle 6/7 zone. IC 1396, also known as the […]
For a full size image click here. Distance: 2,400 Light YearsMagnitude: 11.5Size: 170 Arc-minutesAge: Approx. 1 million yearsTelescope: Takahashi TOA-130Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposures: L 20×600 Bin 1, SII 20×900, Ha 20×900, OIII 20×900 The Elephant Trunk nebula, also known as IC 1396 is found in the constellation Cepheus and is about 2,400 light years […]
For a full size image click here. This image was captured over three nights on October 15, 16, and 17, 2013 from my home observatory. This picture consists of 19×1200 seconds with the SII filter, 22×1200 seconds with the Ha filter, and 16×1200 seconds with the OIII filter for a total of 19 hours. Click […]