IC 1396 (Elephant Trunk Nebula)
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IC 1396 - More saturation!

  This is known as the "Elephant Trunk Nebula."  I have a mosaic of this area that I'll put together some cloudy day...


IC 1396 - Rough Cut

Which is better? 

Compare with the Astronomy Picture of the day image here.

Russ Dickman's wide

Robert Reeves B/W Wide from http://www.robertreeves.com/images.htm

Jerry Lodriguss'

Through a cooled CCD camera costing maybe 3x more than my camera

Palomar observatory

See fellow NHAC member Don Taylor's narrowband images here:

One more nice one

 Image Info:
Approximately 25x4 minute exposures =~ 100 minutes total, ISO800
Canon EOS 20Da (unmodified), Takahashi TOA 130 (a 5" APO refractor), Losmandy G-11 mount.  
Images from NHAC Neal dark sky observing site, 10/29/2005, ambient temp about 45 degrees at the end of the session
SBIG STV autoguider using Celestron ST-80 guidescope
Combined in Registar, No darks, lights, or flats

 

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