Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

IC 1396: Emission Nebula in Cepheus

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 5, 2012 is “IC 1396: Emission Nebula in Cepheus,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: Digitized Sky Survey , ESA/ESO/NASA FITS Liberator Color Composite: Davide De Martin ( Skyfactory ). The original explanation runs about 116 words.

IC 1396: Emission Nebula in Cepheus
Credit: Image Credit: Digitized Sky Survey , ESA/ESO/NASA FITS Liberator Color Composite: Davide De Martin ( Skyfactory ) Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Stunning emission nebula IC 1396 mixes glowing cosmic gas and dark dust clouds in the high and far off constellation of Cepheus .”

— APOD editors, August 5, 2012

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
August 5, 2012
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: Digitized Sky Survey , ESA/ESO/NASA FITS Liberator Color Composite: Davide De Martin ( Skyfactory )
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 116 words

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Nebulae

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