Jim Burnell's CCD Images - IC1396 (VDB142) in Hydrogen-alpha Light
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Hydrogen-α
IC1396
Object: IC1396
Emission Nebula
 Const.: Cepheus
Camera: SBIG STL11000M Scope: Tele Vue NP127is Mount: Losmandy Titan
Filter(s): Hα Exposure: 15x8m
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This image shows IC1396, including the VDB142, the Elephant's Trunk Nebula, in Cepheus. This image was acquired using an SBIG STL11000M CCD camera mounted on a Tele Vue NP127is. This image is a stack of 15 eight-minute exposures taken through a Hydrogen-alpha filter. The images were calibrated, defect-corrected and stacked using AIP4Win Version 2. This image has been resampled down from its original size of 4008x2672.

Hydrogen-α
VDB142
Object: VDB142
The Elephant's Trunk
Emission Nebula
 Const.: Cepheus
Camera: SBIG STL11000M Scope: Tele Vue NP127is Mount: Losmandy Titan
Filter(s): Hα Exposure: 15x8m
blank
This image shows a detail section of VDB142, the Elephant's Trunk Nebula, in Cepheus. This image was acquired using an SBIG STL11000M CCD camera mounted on a Tele Vue NP127is. This image is a stack of 15 eight-minute exposures taken through a Hydrogen-alpha filter. The images were calibrated, defect-corrected and stacked using AIP4Win Version 2. This image has been cropped from its original size of 4008x2672.