IC1396 the Elephant trunk nebula in Cepheus

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IC 1396 is a very scattered open cluster associated with a vast diffuse nebula, visible in the northern constellation of Cepheus; it is located in a section of the Milky Way partially obscured by dense banks of dark nebulae, in a galactic region rich in dust and neutral gases with associated young and warm blue stars.

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