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An image of the Elephant Trunk Nebula, which is an appendage-like cloud of dust and gas that extends out into a region of glowing gas. Parts of the "trunk" are darker than the background, while other parts are much brighter than the background. This contrast against the background makes it a prominent structure. Scope: Skywatcher Esprit 100ED APO Mount: ZWO AM5 Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Acquisition: ZWO ASIAir Plus, EAF, EFW, and CAA Processing: Siril, Lightroom, and PhotoShop

This is a reprocessing of the data I collected of the Elephant Trunk Nebula from 2024. As I've learned newer and better processing techniques, it's fun to go back and improve upon an image. Description and gear info in the Alt text. #astrophotography #photography #science #elephanttrunknebula 🧪🔭

IC 1396 A, the Elephant's Trunk Nebula, an emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus.

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The Elephant Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A) is located in the constellation Cepheus, near the North Celestial Pole. It's 2,400 light years away and is an emission nebula composed of ionized gases such as Hydrogen, Oxygen, and gaseous Sulfur. It's also known as a star forming region with a multitude of protostars. Visible at the bottom left are dark nebulae, which are enormous clouds of dust that are only visible because they obscure even more distant stars. The photons I collected with my telescope and astro camera in early September 2025 were emitted 2,400 years ago, and then traveled the vast distance until they landed on my camera's sensor. This image is presented in the SHO "Hubble" color palette. #astrophotography #elephanttrunknebula #nebula #nebulaphotography #widefieldastrophotography #widefield #hubble #hubblepalette

The Elephant Trunk Nebula is 2,400 LY away in the constellation Cepheus. More details in the alt text.

🔭 SkyWatcher Esprit 100 APO refractor
📷 ASI2600MM Pro

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IC 1396

71x300s total exposure.

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The Elephant Trunk Nebula aka IC1396. I could have removed many stars, but what the heck, I spent all of that time capturing them, so why not leave them there. Let's be real. Very minimal processing because I'm still a rookie.
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The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula in Constellation Cepheus

IC1396

6 hours of integration in Ha-Oiii

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Narrowband image of the Nebula known as IC1396 the Elephant trunk in the northern sky constellation of Cepheus gold, blues and reds adorn this picture using narrowband filters for hydrogen, sulfur and oxygen

IC1396 the Elephant Trunk nebula in Cepheus #ic1396 #elephanttrunknebula #space #astronomy #astrophotography #astronight #nebula

Celestron EdgeHD 9.25" x 0.7 reducer at 1700mm, asi2600mcpro color cooled dedicated Astro camera, on an Eq6-R pro using the ASIAir to control.

RedCat 51 at 250mm, asi2600mmPro cooled Monochrome camera, AM5 unguided.

In the core of the #ElephantTrunkNebula there is this silhouette that looks more like a person than an elephant to me. Captured in #OneShotColor this target comes through mostly red. In Narrowband these other colors are revealed. #LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #Space #ZWO

Elephant Trunk Nebula.

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🐘✨Behold vdB 142, AKA the #ElephantTrunkNebula! Nestled within Cepheus, it’s part of the larger IC 1396 emission nebula, which spans 100 light-years (LY) & lies 2.4K LY away. By contrast, the Elephant’s Trunk itself stretches about 20 LY.⁠
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📸: Ron B 39+ hrs w/ the #Celestron 14″ #EdgeHD #astronomy