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IC 1396 (Elephant's Trunk Nebula), galactic_surfer
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IC 1396 (Elephant's Trunk Nebula)

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IC 1396 (Elephant's Trunk Nebula), galactic_surfer
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IC 1396 (Elephant's Trunk Nebula)

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The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is an elongated dark globule within the emission nebula IC 1396 in the constellation of Cepheus, about 2,450 light-years away. The globule is being compressed by the surrounding ionized gas.

About 10 hours of H-alpha/SII/OIII data from July 2023, captured by the IC Astronomy Observatory via Telescope.live. Processed in PixInsight.

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IC 1396 (Elephant's Trunk Nebula), galactic_surfer