Ic1396a on Suburban Backyard Astro Sightshttps://hgastro.github.io/tags/ic1396a/Recent content in Ic1396a on Suburban Backyard Astro SightsHugo -- gohugo.ioenhgastroblog@gmail.comhgastroblog@gmail.comAll images and content on this website © 2025 Howard GramsSat, 05 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000The Elephant's Trunk Nebulahttps://hgastro.github.io/posts/2022-11-05-elephant-trunk/Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000hgastroblog@gmail.comhttps://hgastro.github.io/posts/2022-11-05-elephant-trunk/<p>The Elephant&rsquo;s Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A) is a twisted sinuous structure of interstellar gas and dust that we see back-lit and ionized by intense radiation coming from a nearby massive star. Red light from ionized hydrogen makes it stand out amid the other streams and swirls of dark nebulae.</p>