IC1396 SVGA (800 x 600).....281KB (file name: wp41s.jpg) XGA (1024 x 768).....450KB (file name: wp41x.jpg) Released date: Apr 21, 2002 Revised date: Nov 4, 2009

Brief Description   IC1396 is a vast round diffused nebula spread in Cepheus with a diameter of about 3 degrees. You can trace complicated dark lanes in the nebula. And a red bright star in upper part called the Garnet star.

Photography Condition
Date & Time... Oct 17 2009, from 22:18 to 23:05 JST(+0900)
   4 shots composed with 6min. exposed, mosaic of 2 flames
Optical... TAMRON SP 300mmF2.8, Stop: F2.8
   with IDAS LPS-P2 Light-pollution suppression filter
   Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI EM-200 Equatorial
Digital Camera... Nikon D50 (Remodeled)
   (ISO800, recorded in 12bit CCD-RAW)
Location... Subashiri halfway up Mt. Fuji, Shizuoka pref.