This nebula is extremely appropriately named. The Elephants Trunk Nebula exists in the high and far off constellation of Cepheus. The "trunk" is over 20 light years long. Cool interstellar dust and gas form and come together to create this image in the night sky. These dark clouds interest astronomers because they usually contain the raw material for star formation. This could be a hot spot of stars in millions of years from now. This nebula, even though it is far off into the distance, takes up 5 degrees of the night sky. This is about 4 Full Moons.
Pretty.
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