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Elephant's Trunk Nebula
Elephant's Trunk Nebula
Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble

Elephant's Trunk Nebula - diffuse nebula

Elephant's Trunk Nebula, is a diffuse nebula located in the constellation Cepheus .

Elephant's Trunk Nebula is magnitude and is in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.

      1. Name:
      2. Elephant's Trunk Nebula
      1. Type:
      2. diffuse nebula
      1. Size:
      1. Other Designation:
      2. IC 1396

    * One can see up to magnitude 7-8 objects with perfect eyes under ideal dark sky conditions.