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Tameem Altameemi
Shawkah, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE

08/27/2022
11:00 pm

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Equipment Details:

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

Post-processing Details:

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

Image Details:

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.

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David Callejas, Marketing Director, helps bring EarthSky's content to the world via online ads and other products. He creates strategies that help people around the world find us and appreciate the work we do. He helps manage the EarthSky Store and bring to you the new products that you love. He's the chief liaison between EarthSky.org and the world of commerce. All that, plus he helps post content and populate our pages on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Go David!