18.07.2006 - Wechselgebiet

The Elephant's Trunk Nebula winds through the emission nebula and young star cluster complex IC 1396, in the high and far off constellation of Cepheus. Bright swept-back ridges compose the suggestive form, outlining pockets of interstellar dust and gas. Such embedded dark, comet-shaped clouds contain the raw material for star formation. About 3,000 light-years distant, the relatively faint IC 1396 complex covers a region on the sky with an apparent width of more than 10 full moons.

EPSILON 160 f/3.3 , Starlight SXV-M25, 120min Ha + 76min OIII

Star cluster with associated nebulosity
Size: 170' x 150'
Constellation: Cepheus
Distance: 3000 light years
Magnitude: 4.0
RA: 21h 39m
Dec: +57 °30'