The Elephant's Trunk Nebula - IC 1396 As a very popular, and large area for astrophotographers, of course I gave it a go last year, but was disappointed with how my processing ended up. With that said, if you follow my Instagram, you know I have been going back and reprocessing data I have taken with much better and cleaner results. This is just under 2 hours of data taken last year under a moon at around 45% luminosity. This year I plan on taking images under much darker skies! I am really happy with my new technique for removing stars so I can process the nebulosity separately and then add the stars back in (I can also process the stars!) . Link to full resolution at astrobin in bio . 19x360s Dark, flat, dark flat, and bias frames ISO 800 - Bortle 8 - 18° C / 75% RH Moon at 45% Providence, RI - Bortle 8 . Radian Raptor 61mm Canon EOS Ra Optolong L-eNhanced Filter Sky Watcher EQ6-R Pro ZWO 30mm f4 MiniScope (guide) ZWO asi224mc (guide) . @radiantelescopes @optcorp @canonusa @provjournal . . . #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophoto #highpointscientific #OPTeam #earliestlight #agenaastro #astromaniacmag #elephantstrunk #nebula #canonphotography #radiantraptor61 #stars #cosmos #nasa #apod #milkyway #yourESA #Cepheus #nightskyphotography #nightsky #cityastronomy #ig_astrophotography #space #photooftheday #photography #rhodeisland #optolonglenhance #CanonFavPic #optolongfilter (at Providence, Rhode Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf9kOxJJR5o/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
