IC 1396 – Elephant's Trunk Nebula

Date:
05.06.2013 and 06.0.05.2013

Ambient conditions:
10°C, transparency 4/5, seeing 4/5
Location: Trier, Germany

Equipment:
Optics: Deltafraph 300mm f/3.3
Mount: GM2000QCI
Guiding: SXVF-H9C on Nikon lens 300mm
Camera: SXVF-H36
Filter: Baader Ha 7nm

Acquisition:
Software: Maxim DL 5
FOV, Image scale: 126 x 84 arcmin, 1.54 arcs/pixel
Sub-exposures: 6h (24 x 10min) lights, dithering 1.5 pixels,
Calibration: Bias and flats

Processing:
Maxim DL: Calibration, SDMask stacking
CCDStack: Deconvolution
Images Plus 3.75: DDP
CS5: Fine Levels and Curves adjustments

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