IC 1396: Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus

Equipment: TEC140 refractor (980mm at f/7); FLI 6303E CCD Camera; 3nm narrowband emission-line filters from a backyard observatory on 9/5 and 9/7/20

Exposures: 3 hrs Ha (red); 1.5 hrs of OIII (blue) and SII (green) for total of 6 hrs. For more on IC 1396 click here