IC 1396 The Elephant's Trunk Nebula
IC 1396 The Elephant's Trunk Nebula
This emission nebula, IC 1396, mixes glowing cosmic gas and dark dust clouds in the high and far off constellation of Cepheus. Energized by the bright central star this star forming region sprawls across hundreds of light-years, spanning over three degrees on the sky while nearly 3,000 light-years from planet Earth. Among the intriguing dark shapes within IC 1396, the winding Elephant's Trunk nebula lies just below centre
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
SPA-1Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Camera
FLI PL16083
Location
Spain
Date of observation
Prodata Set published 6 June 2021
Filters
SHO
Processing
Affinity Photo
Credits
Dataset curated by Nik Szymanec.
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