Object: Emission nebulas IC1396 in Cepheus
Exposure: Composite of two 40-minute exposures
Processing: Negatives scanned at 2700dpi with a Polaroid SprintScan 35 Plus, blended in Picture Window Pro 2.5 and enhanced in Adobe Photoshop 4.0
Telescope: TeleVue 85mm f/7 APO refractor @ f/5.6
Mount: Losmandy G11
Guiding: SBIG ST-4
Film: gas-hypered 35mm Kodak Pro 400(PPF)
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
Date: 9/28/00
Comments: Spanning about 3deg of sky, the large emission nebula IC1396 contains numerous features including VdB 142 near bottom center. Variable star Mu Cephei or "Herschel's Garnet Star" is found near right center.
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