IC 1396 Elephant Trunk Nebula

IC 1396 Elephant Trunk Nebula Oct 13, 2019 688 views4460×33345.48 MB

John Travis

In 6 groups

Backyard

Home , Huntsville (Alabama), US

Bortle

Cep

21h 41m 12s · +57° 34′ 16″

2.44°

3.15″/px

219.23°N

Integration

ZWO Blue Filter Optimized for ASI1600	25×75″	31′ 15″	24 Sep 2019
ZWO Green Filter Optimized for ASI1600	25×75″	31′ 15″	25 Sep 2019
ZWO Red Filter Optimized for ASI1600	25×75″	31′ 15″	24 Sep 2019
Hα	195×180″	9h 45′	10 Sep 2019
OIII	201×180″	10h 3′	23 Sep 2019
Totals		21h 21′ 45″	4 days in Sep 2019	38%

ZWO Blue Filter Optimized for ASI1600	25×75″=31′ 15″
24 Sep 2019

ZWO Green Filter Optimized for ASI1600	25×75″=31′ 15″
25 Sep 2019

ZWO Red Filter Optimized for ASI1600	25×75″=31′ 15″
24 Sep 2019

Hα	195×180″=9h 45′
10 Sep 2019

OIII	201×180″=10h 3′
23 Sep 2019

Totals	21h 21′ 45″
4 days in Sep 2019	38%

Imaging equipment

Telescope	William Optics Redcat 51
Camera	ZWO ASI1600MM COOL
Mount	Paramount MyT
Filters	null Baader OIII 8.5nm 1.25" Baader Planetarium Baader H-Alpha 1,25" 7nm CCD ZWO Blue Filter Optimized for ASI1600 ZWO Green Filter Optimized for ASI1600 ZWO Red Filter Optimized for ASI1600
Accessory	ZWO Optical EFW 8x1.25" filter wheel
Software	Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight Starkeeper Voyager
Software	null Astro Pixel Processor APP null Adobe Photoshop CC Software Bisque The SkyX Professional PHD2 Guiding

Guiding equipment

Guiding optics	QHYCCD QHY Mini Guide Scope
Guiding camera	QHYCCD QHY5L-II M

Objects

IC 1396 The star Garnet Star (μCep)

Description

IC 1396 The Elephant Trunk Nebula in Bi-Color with RGB stars. Imaged over different nights from 9/10/19 - 9/25/19. Unfortunately my auto focuser went out for my RedCat. But regardless it kept decent focus most nights although the temperature didn't fluctuate by more than 10 degrees or so.

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