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IC 1396 Elephant Trunk or the Dragon, Debra Ceravolo
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IC 1396 Elephant Trunk or the Dragon

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IC 1396 Elephant Trunk or the Dragon, Debra Ceravolo
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IC 1396 Elephant Trunk or the Dragon

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The interplay of dark galactic dust and gases creates interesting shapes that we see as familiar things. This object commonly known, as the Elephant Trunk nebula,  looks to me more like a fire-breathing dragon swooping down to the bright star in the lower right corner. I rendered this image using the spectral mapping technique I have been working on using hydrogen-alpha, Oxygen and hydrogen beta filters. Special thanks to Tim Hutchison for creating a formula to allow me to assign the spectral colours in Pixinsight!
Ha: OIII: Hb: R: G: B: 12: 12: 12: 2: 2: 2 hours

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IC 1396 Elephant Trunk or the Dragon, Debra Ceravolo

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