Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Erakis (μ Cep)  ·  IC 1396  ·  The star The Garnet Star
Sh2-131 Elephant's Trunk Nebula in narrowband, David Elmore
Sh2-131 Elephant's Trunk Nebula in narrowband
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Sh2-131 Elephant's Trunk Nebula in narrowband

Sh2-131 Elephant's Trunk Nebula in narrowband, David Elmore
Sh2-131 Elephant's Trunk Nebula in narrowband
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Sh2-131 Elephant's Trunk Nebula in narrowband

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Sh2-131 is a star forming region.  Stellar winds from young stars have carved some fabulous shapes in the molecular clouds.  There is the person casting a fishing net, the parade some of us like to call the Munchkins, and the whole in the end of the trunk.

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Sh2-131 Elephant's Trunk Nebula in narrowband, David Elmore