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IC 1396 Elephant Trunk Nebula

21 Feb 2026

IC 1396 Elephant Trunk Nebula

IC 1396 Elephant Trunk Nebula in SHO

© Sandy Matthews all rights reserved.

IC 1396 Elephant Trunk Nebula - taken with ZWO ASI585MC Air camera, RedCat 51 telescope, and a combination of a hydrogen / oxygen / sulphur filters (for the nebula) and a light pollution filter (for the stars). Again, processed using a Hubble (SHO) palette.

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