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Approximately 2400 lightyears away, at a width of 10 full moons, embedded in a star cluster,  a dense cloud of glowing  ionized gas in the constellation Cepheus is The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula. It is thought to be a star formation region, with the trunk reaching 10 lightyears in length. Dates of acquisition, 20221028,30,31-20221102,11.

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The Elephant's Trunk, Mitchell