*** Elephant's Trunk Nebula ***

**** Στον Αστερισμό του Κηφέα ****

*** Elephant's Trunk Nebula *** ( Νεφέλωμα της Προβοσκίδας του Ελέφαντα)

The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust within the much larger ionized gas region IC 1396 located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years away from Earth. The piece of the nebula shown here is the dark, dense globule IC 1396A it is commonly called the Elephant's Trunk nebula because of its appearance at visible light wavelengths.

Location: Stinger of Scorpius Observatory, Filiates, Thesprotia - Greece.
Work in progress.....
Processing: Kostas Tsekas
Telescope: William optics star 71 f/4.9
Mount: Avalon linear fast reverse
Camera: CCD Atik One 6.0
Filter: Astrodon Ha 5nm
Binning: 1x1
Sensor temperature: -10°C
Guide:ZWO ASI290MM Mini (mono) + Skywatcher ed80
Process:CCD stack - Pixinsight - Photoshop CS6
Exposure: 60X600sec
Total: 10 hours
Dates: 14/06/2020 - 16/06/2020