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The Details |
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Object |
VdB 142 The Elephant's Trunk in Cepheus |
Optics |
12.5" RCOS Ritchey-Chretien at f/6.9 |
Platform |
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO |
Camera |
SBIG ST-10XME |
Filters |
Custom Scientific 3nm Hydrogen-Alpha |
Date |
21 September 2005 |
Location |
Mount Wilson Observatory - Mount Wilson, CA |
Exposure |
Ha 7 x 1200 sec 1x1 bin |
Software |
Maxim DL/CCD, Registar, CCDSharp, Photoshop |
| Orientation | Field of View: 15'57" x 23'40 " centered on RA 21h36m13s DEC57°31’30” (2000.0) . North angle 82.68°; east 90° CCW from north |
| Notes | Van den Bergh 142 is a ghostly dark lane in the large emission nebula IC 1396 in Cepheus. Its shape is somewhat reminiscent of the Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula M17, which was made famous by the Hubble Space Telescope. |
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