Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  13 Cep  ·  B153  ·  B154  ·  B160  ·  B161  ·  B162  ·  B163  ·  B365  ·  B367  ·  Erakis  ·  IC 1396  ·  PK098+02.1  ·  PK098+04.1  ·  PK100+04.1  ·  Sh2-131  ·  The star 13Cep  ·  The star Garnet Star (μCep)  ·  VdB142  ·  mu. Cep
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The Elephant's Trunk Nebula, PauRoche
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The Elephant's Trunk Nebula

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The Elephant's 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.

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The Elephant's Trunk Nebula, PauRoche