IC 1396 Elephant Trunk Nebula in Ha
Details
IC 1396 in hydrogen alpha narrowband. This nebula is a HII emission nebula in the constellation of Cepheus. The feature that is most prominent in this picture is a tower of gas and dust, called Elephant Trunk. This feature is cataloged as IC1396A.
Image Details
Telescope Optics
TMB 80/600 at 510mm
Mount
Alt AD6 + Koch FS2
Camera
SBIG ST8300
Filters
Astronomik Ha
Integration Time
9x1200s
Date
31st August 2010
Conditions
Good Sky Conditions
Remarks
My first Narrowband CCD Image
Object Details
Type of Object
Emission Nebula, Dark Nebula, Open Cluster
Constellation
Cepheus
Location
Eifel Nationalpark