Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  B160  ·  B161  ·  B162  ·  B163  ·  B365  ·  B367  ·  Erakis  ·  Erakis (μ Cep)  ·  HD205196  ·  HD205510  ·  HD205917  ·  HD205948  ·  HD206081  ·  HD206183  ·  HD206267  ·  HD206482  ·  HD206773  ·  HD207086  ·  HD239710  ·  HD239712  ·  HD239724  ·  HD239725  ·  HD239727  ·  HD239729  ·  HD239748  ·  IC 1396  ·  LBN 451  ·  LBN 452  ·  LBN 455  ·  LBN 456  ·  And 36 more.
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Wide View of Elephant's Trunk, Jeremy Likness
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Wide View of Elephant's Trunk

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Wide View of Elephant's Trunk

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In the constellation Cepheus lies a large area of glowing cosmic material that is silhouetted by surrounding clouds of dark dust. This region is believed to be a star-forming area using materials like the particles that make up a massive column that curls at the end like an elephant's trunk. This is a wide field view of IC1396, the Elephant's Trunk Nebula, processed from regular light and narrowband using the Optolong l-eXtreme filter.

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Wide View of Elephant's Trunk, Jeremy Likness