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Capt.Kangaroo
01-19-2017, 06:48 AM
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1701/vdB142_L(HaR)GB-finalLeshin1024.jpg

Like an illustration in a galactic Just So Story, the Elephant's Trunk Nebula winds through the emission nebula and young star cluster complex IC 1396, in the high and far off constellation of Cepheus. Also known as vdB 142, the cosmic elephant's trunk is over 20 light-years long. This colorful close-up view includes image data from a narrow band filter that transmits the light from ionized hydrogen atoms in the region. The resulting composite highlights the bright swept-back ridges that outline pockets of cool interstellar dust and gas. Such embedded, dark, tendril-shaped clouds contain the raw material for star formation and hide protostars within. Nearly 3,000 light-years distant, the relatively faint IC 1396 complex covers a large region on the sky, spanning over 5 degrees. This dramatic scene spans a 1 degree wide field, about the size of 2 Full Moons.

Image Credit & Copyright: Stephen Leshin

Farmer1
01-19-2017, 07:01 AM
quite awesome

ilan
01-19-2017, 12:28 PM
Lots of excited hydrogen there!

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