Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  IC 1396
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LDN 1105 , IC 1396 Elephants Trunk Nebula, kwalker
LDN 1105 , IC 1396 Elephants Trunk Nebula
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LDN 1105 , IC 1396 Elephants Trunk Nebula

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LDN 1105 , IC 1396 Elephants Trunk Nebula, kwalker
LDN 1105 , IC 1396 Elephants Trunk Nebula
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LDN 1105 , IC 1396 Elephants Trunk Nebula

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Elephant's Trunk Nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust within the much larger ionized gas region IC 1396 located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years away from Earth
I was more interested in whats going on in this region.
The narrow band 20 minutes subs brought out the nebulous region surrounding the Elehants Trunk along with the dark nebula interlaced
Ha and OIII where added to the RGB (HOO) Pixel math

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LDN 1105 , IC 1396 Elephants Trunk Nebula, kwalker