Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  IC 1396  ·  The star Garnet Star (μCep)
IC1396 The Elephant Trunk Nebula, Jeff Dorman
IC1396 The Elephant Trunk Nebula
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IC1396 The Elephant Trunk Nebula

IC1396 The Elephant Trunk Nebula, Jeff Dorman
IC1396 The Elephant Trunk Nebula
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IC1396 The Elephant Trunk Nebula

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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.

This image was taken using no filters except the ir/uv cut window that comes with the camera.

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IC1396 The Elephant Trunk Nebula, Jeff Dorman