Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  IC 1396  ·  The star Garnet Star (μCep)
The Elephant Trunk IC1396, Michael Marino
The Elephant Trunk IC1396
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The Elephant Trunk IC1396

The Elephant Trunk IC1396, Michael Marino
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The Elephant Trunk IC1396

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Located 3000 light years from earth, this large emission nebula is located in the constellation of Cepheus. This image was captured using 300s exposures through 6nm Sii, Ha and Oiii narrowband filters. Processed as a color mapped image using the Hubble palette where Sii data is mapped to red, Ha data to green, and Oiii to blue.

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The Elephant Trunk IC1396, Michael Marino