Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  IC 1396
Elephants Trunk Nebula (IC 1396), Hans Kelgtermans
Elephants Trunk Nebula (IC 1396)
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Elephants Trunk Nebula (IC 1396)

Elephants Trunk Nebula (IC 1396), Hans Kelgtermans
Elephants Trunk Nebula (IC 1396)
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Elephants Trunk Nebula (IC 1396)

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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.  

The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is now thought to be a site of star formation, containing several very young (less than 100,000 yr) stars that were discovered in infrared images in 2003. Two older stars are present in a small, circular cavity in the head of the globule. Winds from these young stars may have emptied the cavity.

First light with the new 10Micron GM1000 mount - excellent 5 min subs without guiding, still amazed how this performs!

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Elephants Trunk Nebula (IC 1396), Hans Kelgtermans

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