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Michael A. Stecker
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IC 1396
IC 1396 is a large red emission nebula in Cepheus with several dark components of obscuring dust and gas (dark nebulae). In the north is B161 and in the south the larger B160. Multiple bright rimmed dark globules can also be seen. Bright nebula vdB142 can be seen just to the right of center. The bright star Mu Cephei is seen along the upper left border of the nebula. It is a huge very luminous star called the "Garnet Star" because of it ruddy color.
Centered at: RA 21 hrs, 40 min and Declination +57.5
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Field of view: 4.6 x 3.7 degrees and north is up
Photographic Data
Telescope: Astro-Physics 130 mm (5-inch) f/6 EDF triplet refractor with field flattener Mount: Astro-Physics 900 (not GOTO) Guiding: 80 mm refractor with SBIG ST4 Camera: Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera Film: unhypered Kodak Pro 400 PPF-120 Exposures: Two 50-minutes, stacked |
