Herschel's Garnet Star (mu Ceph)

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.

Herschel's Garnet Star (mu Ceph), 24-Sep-2014 Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4 Mount: HEQ5 Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+ Frames: 3x15m Ha, 4x10m Ha, 5x5m G, 3x5m B Total Exposure: 2h5m Processing: PixInsight Distance: 4300-9300 ly (mu Ceph), 2400 ly (IC 1396) Astrobin link   The nebulosity is the edge of IC1396, the same nebula that contains the Elephant Trunk Nebula).