Reprocessed Elephant Trunk nebula (IC1396) in Cepheus. This star forming area lies 3000 light years away. The elephant trunk structure that stretches from center to bottom right is about 30 light years long.

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@parag Wow! Distances in space are simply mind-boggling!

@pratik yeah! Thinking about how far everything is that we can see but will never be able to visit in any foreseeable future is just crazy.

@parag Amazing photo and my mind can't even fathom those distances.