IC 1396

 

Date:              October 4, 2008

Location:        Seven Sisters Observatory - Manchester MI   

Equipment:    Zenithstar 66SD, FFIII, Canon 10D Modified 

Conditions:     Very good conditions

Film:               None!  DSLR @ ISO 800 and ISO 1600    

Exposure:       24 X 300 seconds at ISO 1600 and 8 X 900 seconds @ ISO 800 with 3 X 300 seconds and 3 X 900 seconds dark frames

Comments:     This is a very interesting area.  It is also known as "The Elephants Trunk".  I took a total of 4 hours of sub frames on one night to get this shot.