Gallery of Astro Photography

vdB 142
vdB is a dark lane known as The "Elephants Trunk" in IC 1396.
There is also a  Space Monster!!!
you see it from behind with a huge growth coming out of its head.

Telescope: 14.5" f/9 @ f/7 RCOS ion milled
Camera : QSI 583
AP 1200 GTO mount
Astrodon filters
5nm H-a  3600 x 9 1x1
3nm SII  3600 x 9 1x1
3nm OIII  3600 x 9 1x1
RGB stars  600 x 7 1x1
CCDS, Maxim, Registar PS CS5
Taken from Foresthill, CA Aug 2011 During full moon
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