IC 1396

IC 1396
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IC 1396

IC 1396 is a huge ionized gas and dust cloud seen in the Constellation Cepheus. The structure top center of this image gives it the name The Elephant's Trunk. Herschel's Garnet Star, a massive red hypergiant, gives the reddish glow on the left side of the nebula. This image is from 45 hours of raw data from the SPA-1 and SPA-3 telescopes. Processed with Pixinsight and Photoshop.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Takahashi FSQ106ED
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
FLI PL16803
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
IC Astronomy Observatory, Spain
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Multiple
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Ha, Oiii, Sii
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Pixinsight, Photoshop
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Jeff Reitzel-Processing, Telescope Live-Raw Data
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