IC 1396A - Elephant's Trunk Nebula
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is a dark nebula, a region of dust and gas in the larger nebular region IC 1396, approximately 2,400 light years away from Earth in the constellation Cepheus. This image was a test image taken by our Planewave 17 in West Virginia.
Object details
Nebula in Cepheus
Right Ascension: 21h 36m 41.0s
Declination: +57° 30' 08
Magnitude: 8.8
Moon Age Average: 21.70 days
Moon Phase Average: 54.79 %
