IC 1396 / Burning Woman Nebula – Revisit

NameBurning Woman Nebula / Elephant's Trunk Nebula
Designation(s)IC 1396
Object Type(s)Dark Nebula, Emission Nebula
Relevant Catalog(s)All (Chron), IC
Obs. Lat/Long42° 17', 073° 57'
ConstellationCepheus
Date and Time Observed2025-09-03 23:10:00
InstrumentAskar V 60mm w reducer f4.5-270mm FL
CameraASI2600MC-Pro
Image DetailsUp is 272.7 degrees E of N. Transparency: Fair. Seeing: Fair. Total integration time was 30m. Exposures 20s@250g, L-eNhance Filter. Sharpcap's colour calibration applied. Dithered and recentered in SharpCap. No guiding..
DescriptionOne of my absolute favorite targets, better known as the Elephant's Trunk Nebula, but I feel this name is more apt. The nebula, whatever you call it, is now thought to be a site of star formation, containing several very young (less than 100,000 yr) stars that were discovered in infrared images in 2003
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