Elephant's Trunk Nebula

Elephant's Trunk Nebula6/17/21 Telescope: Explore Scientific ED80ES Field FlattenerMount: Celestron AVXCamera: ZWO ASI294 MC ProGuide Scope: Deluxe Mini 50mm Guide Scope with Helical FocuserGuide Camera: Orion StarShoot AutoguiderFilter: Baader Moon and Sky Glow FilterBin: 2x2Gain: Unity (120)APT for Camera control and ditheringPHD2 for GuidingSubs: 57- 180 sec Calibration Frames - 25 each of: Flats, Darks, Bias and Dark Flat framesStacked with DSSProcessed with Photoshop CS4 with Astronomy Tools and Gradient Xterminator


Name: Elephant's Trunk Nebula

Catalog #: IC 1396

Visual Magnitude: 3.5

Apparent Size (arcmin): 45

Distance (kly): 2.4