IC1396 - Elephant Trunk Nebula
Captured over 16.1 hours, revealing detailed internal structure, specifically around the elephant trunk.
Distance From Earch 2,400 Light Years
Diameter - 20 Light Years (Elephant Trunk structure itself)
Total Integration Time: 16.1 Hours
The Elephant Trunk Nebula is a dense, dark pillar of gas and dust located about 2,400 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cepheus. Stretching several light-years long, it is part of a much larger star-forming region where intense ultraviolet radiation from nearby young stars erodes the cloud, sculpting it into its trunk-like shape. Inside this cold, opaque material, gravity is actively collapsing pockets of gas, giving birth to new stars
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IC 1396 - Elephant Trunk Nebula
Captured over 16 hours, revealing faint, turbulent structures deep within the Elephant Trunk Nebula.
Distance From Earth - 2,400 Light Years
Diameter - 100 Light Years
Total Exposure Time - 16.1 Hours
IC 1396, The Elephant Trunk Nebula, is a large emission nebula located in the constellation Cepheus. This glowing cloud of hydrogen gas is energized by a central cluster of young, massive stars whose ultraviolet radiation causes the surrounding gas to glow. IC 1396 contains numerous dense pockets of gas and dust - most famously the Elephant Trunk - where gravity is actively forming new stars.
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