Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  B161  ·  Erakis  ·  IC 1396  ·  Sh2-131  ·  The star Garnet Star (μCep)  ·  VdB142  ·  mu. Cep
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Elephant Trunk Nebula, Aaron Freimark
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It reminds me of a Chagall. I wonder if he had a telescope. This was my most ambitious image so far, integrating nearly four hours of exposure Monday night. As always, I shot this from our front yard.

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Elephant Trunk Nebula, Aaron Freimark