Elephant Trunk or IC 1396 is a Diffuse Nebula and Open cluster in the Constellation Cepheus.The distance from Earth is about 2,400 light years away.

Location / Exposure Dates

Mauna Keratea Obs - 10,11,12 june 2010

Telescope

William Optics ED 70/400 Zenith Star f6

Field Flatenner

Astro-Tech 2”

Mound

Sky Watcher EQ6 Pro

Camera

QHY9 KAF 8300 mono CCD, Temp -20 C

Filters / Exposure Time

Ha = 15x1800 bin 1x, Oiii=10x1800 bin 2x, Sii= 10x1800 bin 2x

Total exposure time

22.5 hours in 4 nights

Software

Nebulosity 2, CCD Stack, Photoshop CS4, Starry Night, EQmod