Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope/CoelumFriday, March 18, 2011: The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula sits in star cluster IC 1396, in the constellation of Cepheus. A cloud of high-temperature gas warmed up by newly born stars forms the emission nebula. Hydrogen, the most common element in space, glows intensely in red light when heated by hot, young stars seen inside the “trunk.”
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Hey Ben, not entirely relavent, but these are some infra-red photographs;
http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/curiosities/2011/february/beautiful_examples_of_infrared_photography.htm
Thought you might like that sort of thing.
-Benj.
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