Object:	IC 1396: Elephant's Trunk (dark nebula) in Cepheus RA = 21 hrs; 39 min Dec = +57 deg 30 min
Date & Site:	Imaged on 10/23/11; Palomar Mountain
Equipment:	Telescope: Takahashi FSQ 106 (540 mm F5.4) Mount: Losmandy G-11 with Gemini Camera: ST-10XME; CFW10 with Astrodon filters
Notes:	Conditions: 55 degrees; very good seeing; calm Exposures: 3.5 hrs Ha (21 x 10 min) 30 min each RGB (6 x 5 min) FOV = 39.4 x 35.7 arc minutes Elephant's Trunk Nebula winds through the emission nebula and young star cluster IC1396. The Elephant's Trunk nebula is thought to be a site of star formation, containing several very young (less than 100,000 yr) stars. The IC 1396 complex contains many dark globules and dust clouds known as Barnard objects. IC 1396 is 2400 light years away. Click here for wide field image