IC 1396 The Elephant Trunk nebula
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OBJECT DATA: IC 1396 (Cepeheus). Distance: 2.400 light years. Angular size: 120' CATEGORY: Emission nebulae OPTICS: Takahashi FSQ f/5 MOUNT: Losmandy GM-8 CAMERA: Modified Canon 350D (with Baader IR filter) @ 800 ISO FILTERS: None DATE: August 1, 2008 LOCATION & CONDITIONS: Hontanar (Toledo) - Spain. 25 ºC EXPOSURE: 14 X 300 sec. (Total: 70 min.) CALIBRATION FRAMES: 20 darks, 20 flats AQUISITION & PROCESSING: MaxIm DL, Images Plus, Photoshop CS3
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