IC 1396 - vdB 142
Elephant Trunk Nebula
Hundreds of light-years across and about 3,000 light years from Earth, stars are forming in this area. The Elephant Trunk nebula contains several very young stars (less than 100,000 years old) that were discovered in 2003. The combined action of the massive star ionizing the rim of the cloud, and the wind from the young stars at its center blowing outward, generates very high compression in the Elephant Trunk. This is thought to have triggered the formation of protostars.
Technical Data
| Bortle Scale / SQM-L | Bortle 5 / 20.11-- 20.36 |
| Period | July 2023 |
| Primary Scope | Takahashi FSQ106/530 - CCA250/1250 |
| Camera | IMX571 on MORAVIAN C3 - IMX455 on QHY600 |
| Mount | AP 1100 GTO CP4 |
| Total Exposure Time | 7H |
| Composition | LRGB COMPOSITION (L - CCA250) (RGB - FSQ106) |
| Location | Val Imagna (Bergamo) Italy |
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