IC1396 (Elephants Trunk) in Hubble Palette

Trevor Nicholls

Chelmsford, Uk

Tak FSQ106ED with 0.73 Focal Reducer
QSI 6120
Astrodon 5nm Narrow band filters
Paramount MX

IC1396 (Elephants Trunk) in Hubble Palette, taken over two nights in July.

The Elephant’s Trunk nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust within the much larger ionized gas region IC 1396 located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years away from Earth

Posting a 2nd time as image not displayed correctly

2015-07-22T00:00:00