Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  VdB142
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IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula (SHO), Rocco Sung
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IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula (SHO)

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IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula (SHO), Rocco Sung
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IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula (SHO)

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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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IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula (SHO), Rocco Sung