Object: |
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IC1396
and The Elephant's
Trunk Nebula. This amazing high definition image reveals for the
first
time the true nature of this nebula. The tall dark object, left
left of center, is
not an elephant's trunk as most cosmic imagers believe. It is
in fact some sort of alien standing in a flaming inferno (Dante's Inferno?). He appears
to be quite at home there. However, the 3 smaller figures in the
lower right are in
obvious distress, falling over, skin and flesh hanging from their arms.
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Coordinates: |
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RA
= 21h 39m, DEC = +57° 29' (in Cepheus) |
Telescope: |
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Televue NP-101 (4-inch f/5.4 APO refractor)
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Mount: |
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Losmandy
G11 German
Equatorial |
Guide
Scope: |
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Orion
Short Tube 80mm refractor |
Guide
Camera: |
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Orion
StarShoot AutoGuider & PHD software |
Imaging
Camera: |
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QHY163M
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Filters/Exposures: |
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Eight
10-minute exposures through Celestron LRGB filters, and eighteen 10-min
exposures through Astrodon 5nm Ha filter (grand total 8-hours,
20-minutes). Processed
in MaximDL and
Photoshop CS6 |
Shooting
Location: |
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LRGB filters at Staunton River State Park,
Scottburg, Virginia, and Ha filter in Virginia Beach. |
Date/Time: |
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LRGB
21 October 2017 (UTC) and Ha 28 October 2017 (UTC)
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Comments: |
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LRGB
exposures were taken while I was attending the Staunton River Star
Party hosted by the Chapel Hill Astronomical and Observational Society
(CHAOS) and the Staunton River State Park. |