Nebula
IC 1396, Elephant's Trunk nebula

Object :	IC 1396, Elephant's Trunk nebula
Coordinates/Direction :	RA: 21h30m, DEC: +53^o00' about
Object size :	-'
Object magnitude :	-
More to know :	Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Elephant's Trunk Nebula

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Date :	2024-03-08
Time (UT) :	23:42 to 01:03

Mount :

SkyWatcher HEQ5, belt modified, low rider

Guide :

QHY5 camera with 200 mm f/3.5 lens

Lens/telescope :	Pentax 645 300 mm ED f/4 (medium format lens)
Corrector/Barlow :	-
Field (FOV) :	6.8x4.5^o (full frame) before crop

camera :	Canon 6D, QE=0.5, full frame, 20 Mpixel, 14 bit
camera temperature:	About 6^o C above surrounding temperature
Film/CCD :	Raw, Cr2
Filter :	none

Control system:

Mount, camera, focus, guide (Ekos) controlled by Astroberry (KStars/Ekos Linux)

Exp. time :	60x60 seconds, iso1600, dithering mode
Image process tool :	Siril, Fitswork, Irfanview
Processing :	cal bias, flat. astromteric color cal
Weather :	clear, temperature +3⁰ C

Site :

Sweden, Stockholm, Hagsätra. Bortle 9
Free view Az: 20^o to 90^o, 165^o to 185^o, Alt: 20^o to 55^o

Comment :

As usual when I try to take a photo of a nebula from light polluted place it's very hard to see any trace of it.

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