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Ryan Walsh
Leslie, MI, USA

08/23/2022

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Equipment Details:

William Optics FLT91 telescope (with 0.8x reducer/flattener), ZWO asi2600mc pro camera, Antlia ALP-T dual narrowband filter, SkyWatcher AZ-EQ6 ro equatorial mount

Post-processing Details:

Stacked in DeepSkyStacker, processed in Adobe Photoshop
129 x 5-minute light frames + dark/flat/bias frames - 10 hours and 45 minutes of total integration time

Image Details:

The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is part of a large emission nebula (IC1396) located 2400 light-years from Earth, and it can be found in the constellation Cepheus. This is my first attempt at imaging this target. Clear Skies!

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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!