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IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula, Steven Joseph Hill

IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula

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IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula, Steven Joseph Hill

IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula

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IC1396 is a concentration of ionized interstellar gas and dust within the constellation Cepheus, located 2,400 light years away from Earth. Energized by a bright central star, this star forming region sprawls across hundreds of light-years, spanning over three degrees on the sky. Among the intriguing dark shapes within IC 1396, the winding Elephant's Trunk nebula, lies just below center. It is believed stars could still be forming inside the dark shapes by gravitational collapse.

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IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula, Steven Joseph Hill

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