Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  B161  ·  B162  ·  B163  ·  B365  ·  B367  ·  IC 1396  ·  Sh2-131  ·  VdB142
Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC1396), apaps
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Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC1396)

Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC1396), apaps
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Elephant's Trunk Nebula (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.

Data was collected over 18 nights between April 11 and May 9, 2021.

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Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC1396), apaps