Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Erakis (μ Cep)  ·  IC 1396  ·  The star The Garnet Star
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The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula, IC 1396, Michele
The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula, IC 1396
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The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula, IC 1396

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The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula, IC 1396, Michele
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The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula, IC 1396

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The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula is located within the much larger emission nebula IC 1396 that is located in the constellation Cepheus. The nebula is approximately 2,400 light-years from Earth.

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The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula, IC 1396, Michele