Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  IC 1396
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IC1396 "The Elephant Trunk Nebula", Mitch Trilling
IC1396 "The Elephant Trunk Nebula"
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IC1396 "The Elephant Trunk Nebula"

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IC1396 "The Elephant Trunk Nebula", Mitch Trilling
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IC1396 "The Elephant 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.

I originally captured the data for this image in June of 2012. With the onset of the Covid Pandemic I now have time to revisit old data and process with new techniques.

I would like to acknowledge my appreciation to Eric Coles for introducing me to Tone Mapping a few years back. Allowing me to avoid magenta stars and better control my color. Also to Bob Franke for help with the dreaded vertical banding issues with an 11002 chip and selective color adjustment to really get a grip on the color blend.

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IC1396 "The Elephant Trunk Nebula", Mitch Trilling