Elephant Trunk Nebula. IC 1396. 10 Hours SHO. Separate RGB stars. 1000mm f/7.7 Petzval

            This should be the Lectern Microphone Nebula …..or. The Menacing Tadpole Nebula. About the composition: Framing a nearly invisible object presents problems. Sure 5 minute exposures reveal most detail required to frame the primary target but only after processing are subtle structural features made obvious. As all imagers know…..the sky soon disagrees with my task requiring clarity and two more nights of imaging won’t be for a long while so I can’t overwhelm the existing data with new data that better displays the tower/pillar formation’s base. Oh come on….just a little pan a little …..but yay anyway!
   

Taken on: February 21, 2024

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