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English: Elephant's Trunk in classic Hubble Palette (Ha/OIII/SII) by amateur astronomer Chuck Ayoub. Selected as NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day on August 16, 2019.


Target:
Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396)

Imaging Telescope:
Explore Scientific 127mm ED Refractor (952 focal length)

Focuser:
MoonLite 2.5" Focuser with Motor Auto-Focus

Field Flattener:
HoTech 2" SCA Field Flattener

Mount:
Celestron CGX

Polar Alignment:
QHYCCD PoleMaster

Imaging Camera:
ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool

Frames:

Astronomik Ha: 100x240" (gain: 139, offset: 21)
Astronomik OIII: 130x240" (gain: 75, offset: 15)
Astronomik SII: 111x240" (gain: 139, offset: 21)

Integration: 22.73 hours
Deutsch: Elefantenrüsselnebel. Aufgenommen durch den Amateurastronomen Chuck Ayoub am 1. September 2019
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Photo of the Elephant's Trunk Nebula by amateur astronomer Chuck Ayoub, 2019

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Elephant's Trunk nebula

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1 September 2019

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