Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Erakis (μ Cep)  ·  IC 1396  ·  The star The Garnet Star
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IC 1396 featuring the Elephant’s Trunk nebula, Malcolm Loro
IC 1396 featuring the Elephant’s Trunk nebula
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IC 1396 featuring the Elephant’s Trunk nebula

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IC 1396 featuring the Elephant’s Trunk nebula, Malcolm Loro
IC 1396 featuring the Elephant’s Trunk nebula
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IC 1396 featuring the Elephant’s Trunk nebula

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IC 1396 is a huge emission nebula spanning hundreds of light years in the constellation Cepheus. As it spans several degrees I needed my 0.65 reducer to fit it all onto the APS-C camera sensor.

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  • IC 1396 featuring the Elephant’s Trunk nebula, Malcolm Loro
    Original
  • Final
    IC 1396 featuring the Elephant’s Trunk nebula, Malcolm Loro
    C

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IC 1396 featuring the Elephant’s Trunk nebula, Malcolm Loro