IC1396 Region
Emission nebulosities in Cepheus
Uploaded 1/18/21

Here is the field around IC1396, with Sh2-129 in the upper right corner. Inside Sh2-129 you can see Outters 4 planetary nebula faintly shining. The entire field is filled with gas and dust. Part of the beautifully pink nebula on the lower left seen is Sh2-132 which has a higher OIII content.

Technical Data: Samyang 135mm f/2 lens @ f/2.4, ASI071MC CMOS, (IDAS NBZ-2)+RGB = 2 hours total, Payson, Az.

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Instrument: Samnyang 135mm f/2 @ f/2.4 Mount: Home Made GEM Camera: Color CMOS ASI071mc Guider: ASI mini w/80mm piggyback refractor Exposure: 120m ( 5 min subs) Location: Happy Jack, Arizona, Elevation: 7000 ft. Sky: Seeing FWHM = 2 arcsec , Transparency 9/10 Outside Temperature: 35 F Image Processing Tools: Maxim DL6: Calibration PixInsight: Alignment, Stacking, Star Removal Photoshop CS2: Curves, Color Correction, Cleanup HOME GALAXIES EMISSION NEBS REFLECTION NEBS COMETS GLOBULARS OPEN CLUST PLANETARIES LINKS