vdB 142 THE ELEPHANT TRUNK
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TheElephant'sTrunkNebulawindsthroughthe emissionnebulaandyoungstarclustercomplex IC1396,inthehighandfaroffconstellationof Cepheus.AlsoknownasvdB142,thecosmic elephant'strunkisover20light-yearslong.This colorfulclose-upviewincludesimagedatafrom anarrowbandfilterthattransmitsthelight from ionized hydrogen atoms in the region.
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