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Vdb 142, Elio Magnabosco
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It identifies to the central area of the large nebulous known as IC 1396, a few arcminutes west of storage associated with open nebula despite its small size, there was a reasonably easy, because of its deep darkness and because of its shape, which has given it the nickname of the Trunk of an elephant. Being a very northern declinations, is circumpolar from most of the northern hemisphere; around it is surrounded by a relatively rich star field, and the presence of diffuse nebulosity IC 1396 it stands further the nature of dark nebula. The dark wake is interrupted by two stars of the eighth magnitude.

After shooting from the city center.

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Vdb 142, Elio Magnabosco