Elephant Trunk Nebula (VdB142) in Emission-Line
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IC1396 |
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Object |
| Type |
Dark Nebula |
| Constellation |
Cepheus |
| Distance |
2,400 ly |
| Magnitude |
3.5 |
| Angular
Size |
170 arc min |
| Size |
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| More
Info |
APOD Essay by Robert Gendler © |
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Image |
| Date |
2011-09-04 |
| Place |
Carlsbad, CA |
| Exposure
Data |
Ha 240 mins @ -10C
Ha 16x15 (bin 1x1) |
| Notes |
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Equipment |
| Optics |
Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor |
| Focal
Length |
530mm @f/5 |
| Mount |
Losmandy G11 |
| Camera |
SBIG ST-10XME |
| Focuser |
Robo-Focus |
| Filters |
CFW10A, Astrodon 3nm Ha |
| Software |
MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop |
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