Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)
Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus - Two Panel Mosaic, Steve Milne
Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus - Two Panel Mosaic
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Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus - Two Panel Mosaic

Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus - Two Panel Mosaic, Steve Milne
Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus - Two Panel Mosaic
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Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus - Two Panel Mosaic

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The Elephant’s Trunk nebula (van den Bergh 142) is part of the emission nebula IC 1396. It is approximately 3,000 light years from Earth in the constellation of Cepheus. The Elephant Trunk is a site of star formation, containing several stars that may be only 100,000 years old.

This is a two-panel mosaic photographed between 25 July and 16 August 2020 from a rig in Spain that is privately owned and operated by Barry Wilson and me.

Capture details are as follows:

Telescope: TEC 140

Camera: QSI 690

Filters: Astrodon

Mount: 10 Micron GM2000HPS

Ha: 48 x 1200s

OIII: 48 x 1200s

SII: 48 x 1200s

A total of 48 hours exposure.

Processing: Steve Milne

Data: Steve Milne & Barry Wilson

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Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus - Two Panel Mosaic, Steve Milne