Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  IC 1396
IC1396, Charles Duarte FRAS
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IC1396

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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 lower section, is commonly called the Elephant's Trunk Nebula because of its appearance at visible light wavelengths, where there is a dark patch with a bright, sinuous rim.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.Taken from my Observatory in Spain, it has a narrow band combination  of:SII 34 x 900 sec bin 1x1 = 8.50OII 60 x 750 sec bin 2x2 =12.50Ha 40 x 900 sec  bin 2x2 = 10.00Total 31 hoursDarks 900 x 50Flats 50 eachBias 100

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IC1396, Charles Duarte FRAS