Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  B161  ·  B367  ·  IC 1396  ·  Sh2-131  ·  VdB142
IC 1396 Elephant Trunk Nebula, Rhett Herring
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IC 1396 Elephant Trunk Nebula

IC 1396 Elephant Trunk Nebula, Rhett Herring
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IC 1396 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 about 2,400 light-years away from Earth.

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  • IC 1396 Elephant Trunk Nebula, Rhett Herring
    Original
  • IC 1396 Elephant Trunk Nebula, Rhett Herring
    B
  • Final
    IC 1396 Elephant Trunk Nebula, Rhett Herring
    C

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IC 1396 Elephant Trunk Nebula, Rhett Herring

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