ELEPHANT TRUNK NEBULA / IC 1396, Maroun Mahfoud

ELEPHANT TRUNK NEBULA / IC 1396

ELEPHANT TRUNK NEBULA / IC 1396, Maroun Mahfoud

ELEPHANT TRUNK NEBULA / IC 1396

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Description

It is called Elephant’s Trunk due to the form of an elephant’s head and trunk. It is a dense region of dust and gas found within the considerably larger star forming region IC 1396 in Cepheus constellation. It is located at a distance of 2,400 light years from Earth.

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ELEPHANT TRUNK NEBULA / IC 1396, Maroun Mahfoud