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IC 1396 is a large nebula in the constellation Cepheus spanning 3 full degrees of winter sky, the same angular distance of six full moons. This image highlights the conspicuous globule IC 1396A a striking structure sculpted by the radiation of nearby star

IC 1396
IC 1396 is a large nebula in the constellation Cepheus spanning 3 full degrees of winter sky, the same angular distance of six full moons. This image highlights the conspicuous globule IC 1396A - a striking structure sculpted by the radiation of nearby stars

Picture: Johannes Schedler / Capturing the Stars, Astrophotography by the Masters
IC 1396 is a large nebula in the constellation Cepheus spanning 3 full degrees of winter sky, the same angular distance of six full moons. This image highlights the conspicuous globule IC 1396A a striking structure sculpted by the radiation of nearby star A cosmic bubble of titanic proportions called the Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635), six light years wide, was formed by violent winds blown out by the hot central supergiant star, several hundred thousand times more luminous than our sun Lasting only a few seconds during the early and late stages of eclipse totality, the rugged lunar topography allows Hot gaseous matter ejected from the sun is returned to its surface by powerful magnetic fields, forming immense arc-like prominences
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