Elefantin kärsä, IC1396, Rovaniemi

The saying of the old people, " Keli is the one who pulls the load," is also true in astrography. If the weather is favorable, then taking a good picture will be easier.

The whole day was clear and I had adjusted the equipment to the backyard in good time for shooting. The clear dark sky lasted four hours, which was great enough to expose this subject. The hardware also worked well.

Since it was known that the material was of high quality, I correctly took all possible corrections. With PixInsight, I did stacking, color correction, background balancing, and noise reduction. In Lightroom I made the rest of the adjustments. Unlike usual, I chose yellow-orange as the main color of the picture, and I also slightly emphasized the elephant itself because of its spectacularness. I am particularly pleased with the fog appearing in black in the background.

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Elefantin kärsä, IC1396 - 30.12.2018 at 18.30 - 30.12.2018 at 22.30 Rovaniemi Observation number 79997