"Elephant's Trunk" (IC 1396A)

 Posted: Sep 19th, 2025
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Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 200/1000PDS
Camera: ZWO ASI 178 MC
Mount: homemade harmonic mount
Guide Scope: OAG Askar
Guide Camera: 120mm zwo
Software: siril, PS, asiair mini, dss, GraXp,
Accessories: sharpstar 0.95 mpcc
Exposure:
393 x 300" ISO/Gain: 100 - cls svbony
Green, Bortle 4 zone:
 Elatma, Russia
 Sep 18th, 2025
32 h 45 m
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Resolution: 1912x2998 px
Scale: 27888 KB
Not an easy object for my camera and for my processing experience. I never managed to isolate the oxygen in the background. But the experience was very interesting... the acquisition was not under easy conditions, full moon, eclipse, crazy guiding... there is something to remember and something to return to in processing.
Updated
  13 Dec, 2025
  32 h 40 m
I decided to update the processing, applying the knowledge I've gained this quarter. I may have slightly oversaturated the colors, but I like it. Since the skie…
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  19 Sep, 2025
  32 h 45 m
Not an easy object for my camera and for my processing experience. I never managed to isolate the oxygen in the background. But the experience was very interest…
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