The Elephant's Trunk


Posted by crw816 on Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:51 am

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Canon T6i (Modified), Canon 300mm f2.8is II, f2.8, 120 second exp (104 total), ISO 1600, Astrotrac, Astronomic CLS, (Dark, Flat and Bias Frame Integration), Total Exposure 208 minutes, PixInsight, LR

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IC1396, also known as the Elephant's Trunk Nebula is a large faint emission nebula complex found within the constellation of Cepheus.  There are many small dark nebula scattered across it's face. It is estimated to be at about 2,400 light years from earth and is an area of active star formation. 
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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Aug 04, 2015 10:45 am
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Awesome shot. Man I would love something like this at 2560x1600 to use as wallpaper :D
 

by Gary Briney on Tue Aug 04, 2015 8:56 pm
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by John Labrenz on Thu Aug 06, 2015 1:54 pm
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Chris you continue to amaze me with these images.
This one is stellar!
 

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by crw816 on Sun Aug 23, 2015 8:31 pm
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Thanks everyone!

EJ- Perhaps we can make a trade. :D
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