SUNSET: 
0
Photographer:
a.carrozzi
Location of Photo:
Montecopiolo, Italy
Date/Time of photo:
August 8th, 2024
Equipment:
Canon EF 300mm with Canon EOS 6D mod and Nikkor 180mm with Atik 4000LE both on SkyWatcher NEQ 6 Pro. 69x180s 3200 ISO f/5 and 10x600 f/4 Ha respectively.
Description:
The emission nebula IC 1396 mixes glowing cosmic gas and dark dust clouds. Illuminated by the bright central stars, this star-forming region stretches for hundreds of light-years, nearly 3,000 light-years from planet Earth. Among the intriguing dark shapes of IC 1396, the sinuous elephant trunk nebula lies just above the center of the image.
