Sh2-131 – Elephant’s Trunk Nebula, Jul’24

I photographed the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula again, achieving an enhanced image with better equipment and longer exposure time across four sessions.

Sharpless 131 – Elephant’s Trunk Nebula

The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus, located about 3,260 light-years away, reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed mid August.

Elephant’s Trunk Nebula, Sep’21

The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula in my 2024 reprocessed version with photons collected in september 2021.