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Elephant's Trunk Nebula
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula, designated IC 1396A, is a dense, elongated region of interstellar gas and dust within the larger IC 1396 emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus. Shaped by stellar winds and radiation from nearby massive stars, it is an active site of star formation.
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APODs including "Elephant's Trunk Nebula"
An Unusual Globule in IC 1396
14/10/2025
The Elephant's Trunk in Cepheus
21/11/2024
Elephant's Trunk and Caravan
08/06/2023
An Unusual Globule in IC 1396
12/12/2022
Elephant's Trunk and Caravan
27/08/2021
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus
01/08/2020
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus
16/08/2019
An Elephant's Trunk in Cepheus
16/01/2018
The Dust Monster in IC 1396
02/08/2017
IC 1396: Emission Nebula in Cepheus
20/07/2017
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus
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19/01/2017
The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396
13/10/2015
An Unusual Globule in IC 1396
14/04/2014
The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396
26/07/2013
IC 1396: Emission Nebula in Cepheus
05/08/2012
Molecular Cloud Barnard 163
01/05/2011
Monsters of IC 1396
25/04/2011
The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396
06/11/2010
IC 1396 and Surrounding Starfield
19/08/2009
The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396
26/12/2008
Emission Nebula IC 1396
24/12/2007
The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396
18/10/2007
Molecular Cloud Barnard 163
21/03/2007
IC 1396 in Cepheus
08/09/2005
Inside the Elephant's Trunk
09/04/2005
Inside the Elephant's Trunk
19/12/2003
An Unusual Globule in IC 1396
19/10/2003
An Unusual Globule in IC 1396
25/03/2002
The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396
20/07/2001