First Light IC1396a and vdB 142 in s2/ha/o3 (ML8300 and AP155EDF)

[ptc]

this is always an interesting region. This was my first light image taken with my FLI Microline ML8300 last summer. It is a total of 11H 45M and was taken under a full moon using FLI Research Grade Filters.

http://www.narrowbandimaging.com/ic1396_ap155_ml8300_s2hao3_page.htm

It was a hot evening, well into the high 20s (deg C) all night, but the camera ran well at -35C operating temperature.

[renormalised]

Nice shot...plenty of detail in the neb':)

Poor horses though, sticking the scopes in the corral...they wouldn't be able to have a look!!!!:):P