The Nose of the Elephant Trunk
Date image was taken: October 13, 2023
Location: Romano d'Ezzelino (Italy) + Nerpio (Spain)
Image Description and Details: This is the cometary globule inside IC1396, in Cepheus. It is named "the elephant trunk" due to the similarity with the trunk of this big animal. The globule contains many different protostars and it is shaped by a very energetic star in the center of the nebula complex. In this image I composed 3 different sessions: SHO and L-Extreme images taken with my C11HD from my backyard and RGB images taken with CDK500 from Skygems remote service.
Equipment Details: C11HD f/10 + L-Extreme/ASI2600MC and Optolong SHO/ASI2600MM
CDK500 f/6.9 + Baader RGB/MORAVIAN C3-61000
Copyright: Alessandro Ravagnin
AAPOD2 Title: The Nose of the Elephant Trunk
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