Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Erakis (μ Cep)  ·  IC 1396  ·  The star The Garnet Star
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IC 1396 Elephant trunk nebula, Tim Song Jones
IC 1396 Elephant trunk nebula
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IC 1396 Elephant trunk nebula

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IC 1396 Elephant trunk nebula, Tim Song Jones
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IC 1396 Elephant trunk nebula

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The 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. This was shot from the Ancient Bristlecone Pine forest, White mountains in eastern California at 8600 feet.

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IC 1396 Elephant trunk nebula, Tim Song Jones