The Elephant Trunk Nebula – About 2,400 light years from earth is a massive concentration of interstellar gas. The common name comes from the elephant trunk looking structure of dense gas.
Elephant Trunk Nebula
Contains: B161, IC 1396, IC1396, Sh2-131, VdB142
This photo was taken in Austin TX on the night of the 4th of July. Didn’t have too many subs to drop out due to fireworks.
Acquisition Gear
- Orion ED80 Telescope
- ASI533 Camera cooled to -5c
- EQ6R Mount
- Optolong L-Enhance Filter
Orion 9895 ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Optolong 1.25" L-Enhance Dual Narrowband Light Pollution Filter (H-Alpha and H-Beta/O-III)
Orion 9895 ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Optolong 1.25" L-Enhance Dual Narrowband Light Pollution Filter (H-Alpha and H-Beta/O-III)
EQ6-R – Fully Computerized GoTo German Equatorial Telescope Mount – Belt-driven, Motorized, Computerized Hand Controller with 42,900+ Celestial Object Database – Astrophotography EQ Mount
PixInsight Processing
