Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  IC 1396
The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396 in the Constellation Cepheus, astrobillbinMontana
The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396 in the Constellation Cepheus
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The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396 in the Constellation Cepheus

The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396 in the Constellation Cepheus, astrobillbinMontana
The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396 in the Constellation Cepheus
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The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396 in the Constellation Cepheus

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Presented here in RGB full-color from a cooled DSLR is an image of the Elephant's Trunk found within a large region of nebulosity known as IC 1396 - The Garnet Star Nebula in the Constellation Cepheus (The King). This image is cropped from a wide field image of IC 1396 that I have also uploaded to this site.

This cosmic feature consists of bright sweptback ridges of nebulosity outlined by pockets of cool interstellar dust and gas that resemble the truck of an elephant. This dark tendril-shaped cloud contains new material for star formation and hides prostars within the obscuring cosmic dust.

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The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396 in the Constellation Cepheus, astrobillbinMontana