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Photographer:

Jim Case

Location of Photo:

Southern California

Date/Time of photo:

August 2023 over 4 sessions

Equipment:

The image was constructed from 119 x 300 second exposures with an 8” Meade LX200 ACF telescope with Starizona reducer, ANTILA ALP-T Dual Narrowband filter. ASI2600 MC, ASAIR Plus, ASI174mm-mini for guiding with ASI OAG, CEM40 mount. Processed and combined using APP and PS.

Description:

The is a closeup of IC1396A, the Elephant Trunk Nebula in the constellation Cepheus. It is a 3 million old area of multigenerational star formation that is being illuminated, ionized, and triggered by a powerful star located in the center of a much larger bubble. A higher resolution image is available in my gallery: https://www.cloudynights.com/gallery/image/187735-elephant-trunk-nebula-ic1396a/

Website:

https://www.cloudynights.com/gallery/image/187735-elephant-trunk-nebula-ic1396a/

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