APOD: 2020 August 1 - The Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus

Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Saturday, August 1, 2020 entitled "The Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus."

Image: The Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus - Image Credit & Copyright - Chad Leader
Wonderful image covering from cosmic elephant's trunk which is roughly 20 light-years long compared to "the relatively faint IC 1396 complex" which is the background that is "nearly 3,000 light-years distant."

The wonders of the heavens created by the LORD for HISC purposes and our benefit as we can view 'scene's in the heavens.

APOD background
"Explanation: Like an illustration in a galactic Just So Story, 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. Also known as vdB 142, the cosmic elephant's trunk is over 20 light-years long. This detailed close-up view was recorded through narrow band filters that transmit the light from ionized hydrogen and oxygen atoms in the region. The resulting composite highlights the bright swept-back ridges that outline pockets of cool interstellar dust and gas. Such embedded, dark, tendril-shaped clouds contain the raw material for star formation and hide protostars within. Nearly 3,000 light-years distant, the relatively faint IC 1396 complex covers a large region on the sky, spanning over 5 degrees. This dramatic scene spans a 1 degree wide field of view though, about the size of 2 Full Moons."

Elephant's Trunk (original) - jazz guitar solo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOprjQu2pck

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Good "Saturday" evening Maj William W. 'Bill' Price - thanks for sharing the APOD today Titled: "The Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus." Have a great evening Bill!

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