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Elephant's Trunk IC1396 © Ken Crawford Rancho Del Sol Observatory MPC G67
| Filter | Exposures |
|---|---|
| Clear/ Lum | 0 minutes |
| Red | 80 minutes |
| Green | 80 minutes |
| Blue | 80 minutes |
| Ha 5nm | 360 minutes |
| OIII 3nm | 360 minutes |
| SII 5nm | 420 minutes |
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC1396a) is a huge cloud of dust and gas surrounded by a star cluster IC1396. The brightening of the rim is being ionized by the stellar winds from the hot, bright blue stars.
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Apogee Alta u9000
SBIG ST402 Guider
Astrodon MegaMoag
Astrodon 50mm Sq Filters
MaxDL 5
CCDAutopilot 4
CCDStack
Photoshop CS5
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This 2009 image is a assembled with the light energy from six different filters - RGB Ha OIII SII.
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These images may be used for personal or educational use without contacting me. But, these images and this website are Copyright © Ken Crawford. If you are a publisher and would like a full resolution link to this or other images please contact Ken Crawford.