My Astrophotography – IC 1396 (Elephant’s Truck Nebula)

IC 1396 (Elephant’s Truck Nebula)

• The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula
  The most famous feature inside IC 1396 is the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A).
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• At the edge of IC 1396 lies Mu Cephei, also called the “Garnet Star,” a famous red supergiant and one of the largest known stars.
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• Mu Cephei is a red supergiant or hypergiant star in the northern constellation Cepheus. It is officially named the Garnet Star.

• Object Name
  IC 1396

• Object Type
  Emission Nebula

• Constellation
  Cepheus

• Magnitude
  +6.8

• Distance
  2,400 light-years

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Sky-Watcher Esprint 80ED Triplet

Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 GT

ZWO ASIair Plus / PixInsight

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ZWO ASI2600MC Pro cooling

ZWO ASI1200MM

2″ Optolong eNchance

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IC 1396

Elephant’s Truck Nebula

Emission Nebula

+6.1

2,400 light years / 100 light years across

Cep (Cephus / The Cepheus King)

21h 39m 00s

+57° 29′ 24″

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