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Elephant's Trunk, vdB142 in Narrowband

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Catalog
Obj Type
Location
Date Taken:
Don Goldman
IC 1396
Nebula
Sierra-Remote Observatories, Shaver Lake, CA
06-26-2008
Description

Published - Sky and Telescope, Apogee Ad, Feb 2010 pg 3

The Elephant's Trunk, vdB142, lies within the large IC 1396 emission complex.  This image was taken with 5 nm Astrodon H-a and SII filters, 3 nm OIII filter and E-Series Generation 2 Tru-Balance RGB filters for star colors.  The image is ~35 arcmin square.

 
Technical Details
Exposure Time:
Total 10.5 hrs: 4 hrs H-a, 3 hrs OIII and SII, 36 min RGB
Camera:
Apogee U9000
Telescope:
RC Optical 16" f/8.9 Ritchey-Chretien
Mount:
Software Bisque Paramount ME
© 2010 Don Goldman
Used with permission, No reproduction of these images are permitted without written approval from Don Goldman.