King Cepheus, husband of Queen Cassiopeia and father of Andromeda. The Garnet Star with its deep red colour is always a neat sight. Nearby we see the large nebula IC 1396.
Date: August 6, 2008
Location: Mount Kobau, BC, N 49o 06.778’ W 119o 40.’ Elevation: 1833m
Optics: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Camera: Canon 20Da on Kenko SkyMemo
Exposures: One single RAW light frame of 7 minutes at ISO 800
Process: Colour balance in Canon DDP. Curves in Photoshop.