Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)
IC1396 Elephant Nebula SHO, Nathan Morgan (TheAstroNate)
IC1396 Elephant Nebula SHO
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IC1396 Elephant Nebula SHO

IC1396 Elephant Nebula SHO, Nathan Morgan (TheAstroNate)
IC1396 Elephant Nebula SHO
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IC1396 Elephant Nebula SHO

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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.[1] The piece of the nebula shown here is the dark, dense globule IC 1396A; it is commonly called the Elephant's Trunk nebula because of its appearance at visible light wavelengths, where there is a dark patch with a bright, sinuous rim. The bright rim is the surface of the dense cloud that is being illuminated and ionized by a very bright, massive star (HD 206267) that is just to the east of IC 1396A. (In the Spitzer Space Telescope view shown, the massive star is just to the left of the edge of the image.) The entire IC 1396 region is ionized by the massive star, except for dense globules that can protect themselves from the star's harsh ultraviolet rays.

This image was taken in the SHO color pallet.
SII_27x1800s
HA_52x1800s
OIII_39x1200s
52 Hours of total integration

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IC1396 Elephant Nebula SHO, Nathan Morgan (TheAstroNate)