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Shawkah, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
11:00 pm
Main Scope:
152mm David H. Levy Comet Hunter at Focal length 730mm
Guiding Scope: 50mm. Focal 180mm
Mount: Skywatcher AZEQ-5 Pro Synscan Goto
Guide camera: ZWO ASI120mm
Main camera: ZWO ASI294MC -Pro cooled camera
ZWO EAF focuser: 5V EAF
Imaging Software: AsiAir
Accessories:
AsiAir Pro
L-enhancs Filter
Stacking Programs:
PixInsight
Photoshop for watermark
Details:
27/08/2022
Camera temp: 0°C
Gain: 120
Light: 60x120
Darks: 20
Total: 2 hours
Taken From Bortle 4/5
Humidity: 40%
Moon: 0.2% New Moon
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust within the much larger ionized gas region IC 1396 located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years away from Earth.
This image taken from Bortle 4 in the eastern regions of United Arab Emirates.
