Elephant’s Trunk nebula is an emission nebula located in constellation Cepheus. I tried to capture this magnificent nebula in 2017 and in 2018, but it never fit in the field of view of my camera-telescope assembly. This time I used a focal length of only 180 mm, combined with a large full-frame sensor. Well, and finally it fits. Moreover, even the B174 dark nebula at the bottom left corner found the spot on the sensor. The picture was taken under a very dark Cretan sky.
Technical details:
Lens | Askar FMA180 F4.5 |
Camera | Canon EOS 6Da |
Mount | iOptron Skyguider Pro |
Exposure | 159x120s, ISO 1600 |
Date | 2021-07-08 |
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