This is some better data on the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula, IC 1396, than I’ve gotten before. I chose to frame it this time with William Herschel’s Garnet Star
I had previously captured it during a break in 2023’s Canadian wildfire smoke but wasn’t particularly happy with that result.
- Frames
- 180
- Time
- 1h 40m
- Exposure
- 60s
- Mode
- HGM2
- Gain
- 56
- Offset
- 25
- Telescope
- William Optics RedCat 71 WIFD
- Mount
- Losmandy GM-8 German Equatorial Mount, Gemini 2, Losmandy FLW Tripod
- Camera
- QHY 268C
- Guider
- QHY 5III7C
- Filters
- Optolong L-eNhance dual-band pass Filter
- Accessories
- ZWO EAF Electronic Automatic Focuser, iOptron iPolar
- Software
- N.I.N.A., PHD2 Guiding, SkySafari Pro, AstroPixelProcessor, Capture One