The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

VDB142

Elephant Trunk

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

Elephant Trunk in Cepheus.

Two hours exposure in Halpha light.

Scope 5" refractor at f7 

Camera: CCD cooled camera 

Elephant Trunk

nebula

By marzulloj at Fri, 11/27/2009 - 10:36am

IC-1396, the elephant trunk.
Happy Thanksgiving!
 

nebula

VDB 142

By kuky at Wed, 03/18/2009 - 10:40pm

VDB142 (Elephant trunk) Part of IC1396 emission nebula complex in Cepheus.

VDB 142

Elephant trunk

By marzulloj at Sun, 12/21/2008 - 10:18pm

1.8 hour exposure through tak 102s & starlight Xpress camera H alpha

Elephant trunk

Elephant Trunk region

By ebfaulkner6a at Sat, 09/06/2008 - 4:13pm

Taken in August '08  one hour combined image of the Elephant Trunk region processed in Photoshop, false color adds something to it, not sure what! Hehehe.  Shot from Whiting, NJ thru Ha filter.

Elephant Trunk region