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IC IC 1396

Elephant's Trunk

Emission Nebula
Cepheus
Beginner

Contains the Elephant's Trunk pillar.

Angular size
170′ × 140′
Magnitude
3.5
Best months
Jul-Nov
Constellation
Cepheus
Catalog IDs
IC 1396
Common aliases
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Recommended telescopes

William Optics
William Optics RedCat 51
250mm f/4.9 · 51mm aperture
Frames 53% of APS-C FOV
Borg
Borg 55FL
250mm f/4.5 · 55mm aperture
Frames 53% of APS-C FOV
Vaonis
Vaonis Vespera Pro
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 53% of APS-C FOV
ZWO
ZWO Seestar S50
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 53% of APS-C FOV
Vaonis
Vaonis Vespera II
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 53% of APS-C FOV
Radian
Radian Raptor 61
275mm f/4.5 · 61mm aperture
Frames 58% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

William Optics RedCat 51 + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 8.25° × 5.50°
Scale 3.10″/px
Target fills 52% of frame
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Borg 55FL + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 2.59° × 2.59°
Scale 3.10″/px
Target fills 109% of frame
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Vaonis Vespera Pro + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 2.59° × 2.59°
Scale 3.10″/px
Target fills 109% of frame
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