22 years ago, Mars was in opposition on 28/9/1988 and these are sketches I could make at the time with a homebuild 200mm Newtonian F6 with Lichtenknecker mirrors.
1988 Mars opposition
IC1396
One of my favorite objects, IC1396 in Cepheus, or also called the “Elephant Trunc”, imaged from Castellet-en-Luberon under a beautifull SQM 21.30 sky, with crickets, shooting stars.
SharpStar 76EDPH, ASI2600MC Pro, 48x300s at G0 and -15°C, no bias or flats
