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Nebulae in Monochrome

14 Aug 2026

North America and Pelican Nebulae

IC 1396, The Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Monochrome

© Douglas Cooper all rights reserved.

These extremely detailed images were captured using a monochrome camera together with narrowband filters. This image shows the Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) in Cepheus. Imaged using a wide-field refractor and 3 nm narrowband H-α filter.

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