"The large-scale homogeneity of the universe makes it very difficult to believe that the structure of the universe is determined by anything so peripheral as some complicated molecular structure on a minor planet orbiting a very average star in the outer suburbs of a fairly typical galaxy."

— Steven Hawking

Elephant Trunk

By marzulloj at Sun, 10/27/2013 - 10:35am
Elephant Trunk

Elephant Trunk in Cepheus.

Two hours exposure in Halpha light.

Scope 5" refractor at f7 

Camera: CCD cooled camera 

Excelent

Submitted by kuky
on Sun, 10/27/2013 - 11:28am

I prefer 180deg rotated ;) but where is the elephant in the room?