ELEPHANT’S TRUNK NEBULA (IC 1396) TWO PANEL MOSAIC

The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust located in the constellation Cepheus at a distance of 2400 light years. This is a two panel mosaic composed of five 60 minute exposures (5 hours) taken through the Astro-Physics 130mm f6.3 Starfire Refractor with a .75 focal reducer and an Astrodon 3nm H-Alpha filter.

IC 1396

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