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The Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) SHO, Tom Peter AKA Astrovetteman
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The Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) SHO

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The Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) SHO, Tom Peter AKA Astrovetteman
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The Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) SHO

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Located in the constellation Cepheus at a distance of 2,400 light-years lies the Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396). The Elephant's Trunk, itself, is a dark dense globule and the surrounding gas and dust is a star forming region.
This data is courtesy of Telescope Live's SPA-3 scope (Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 / FLI PL 16083) and consists of a total exposure time of 27h 40m of 600s subs in Ha, Oiii, and Sii.
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Tom

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The Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) SHO, Tom Peter AKA Astrovetteman