Photo Agency - Astronomy - Space - Nature

> The Elephant Trunk Nebula, VDB 142

The Elephant Trunk Nebula, VDB 142

author: R.Gendler/Novapix

reference: a-nec13-96004

Image Size 300 DPI: 20 * 13 cm

The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is an elongated dark globule within the emission nebula IC 1396 in the constellation of Cepheus. Located at a distance of 2,450 light-years, the globule is a condensation of dense gas that is barely surviving the strong ionizing radiation from a nearby massive star. The globule is being compressed by the surrounding ionized gas.

Keywords for this photo:

2004 - ASTRONOMY - B161 - BARNARD 161 - CEPHEUS - DARK NEBULA - IC 1396 - NEBULA - STAR - STAR FORMATION - VDB 142 -