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IC 1396
IC 1396 is a large emission nebula and star-forming region located about 2,400 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. Spanning over 3 degrees in the sky, it is illuminated by a hot, massive O-type star near its center and contains several dark globules, including the Elephant's Trunk Nebula.
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APODs including "IC 1396"
An Unusual Globule in IC 1396
14/10/2025
The Elephant's Trunk in Cepheus
21/11/2024
Mu Cephei
12/10/2023
A Cosmic Zoo in Cepheus
17/08/2023
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
Elephant, Bat, and Squid
23/07/2021
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
Milky Way Over Switzerland
21/02/2011
The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396
06/11/2010
Cepheus: Trunk to Bubble
09/09/2010
IC 1396 and Surrounding Starfield
19/08/2009
The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396
26/12/2008
Sky Delights Over Sweden
15/04/2008
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 H-Alpha Close-Up
30/09/2005