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Names IC 1396, Elephant's Trunk Nebula
Right Ascension (2000.0) 21:33:35.7
Declination +57:31:15
Constellation Cepheus
Redshift (z) ...
Heliocentric Radial Velocity ...
Distance (esteem) 2400 light years
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 18/08/2020
Exposure time 13,500 seconds (9 x 1500 exposures) with binning mode 1 x 1 and AO-7
CCD Camera SBIG ST-8XE
Telescope Meade Instruments Schmidt-Cassegrain 14" LX200 OTA on 10 Micron GM2000 HPS Mount
Focal length 3556 mm
Diameter 355.6 mm
Focal ratio 10
Field of View 13.3 x 8.9 arcminute
Original scale 0.522 arcsecond / pixel

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