Interstellar gas and dust in Cepheus

By: Paul Swift September 23, 2015 0

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Photographer:

moonrocks

Location of Photo:

Valencia Spain

Date/Time of photo:

Sept. 22, 2015

Equipment:

Technical card Imaging telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD100 f/3.8 Astrograph Imaging cameras: Starlight Express SXVR-H18 Mounts: Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro Guiding telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD Guiding cameras: sx loadstar Software: PixInsight 1.8, Photoshop CS5 Filters: Baader Ha 3.5nm

Description:

The Elephant's Trunk nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust within the much larger ionized gas region IC 1396 located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years away from Earth.