Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  IC 1396
IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula shot in SHO, Chip Thompson
IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula shot in SHO
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IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula shot in SHO

IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula shot in SHO, Chip Thompson
IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula shot in SHO
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IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula shot in SHO

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First time shooting and processing monochrome with SHO filters.

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. The bright rim is the surface of the dense cloud that is being illuminated and ionized by a very bright, massive star. The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula is now thought to be a site of star formation, containing several very young stars. [wikipedia]

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IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula shot in SHO, Chip Thompson