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Near the edge of the Kepler #Supernova Remnant (SN 1604) with #JWST NIRCam (F070W, F162M, F356W, F444W) 🧪🔭
PI: @danmil.bsky.social
program: www.stsci.edu/jwst-program...
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![Image of The Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A) is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust within the much larger ionized gas region IC 1396 located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years away from Earth.[1] The nebula is a dark, dense globule that gets its name from its appearance at visible light wavelengths, where there is a dark patch with a bright, sinuous rim. The bright rim is the surface of the dense cloud that is being illuminated and ionized by a very bright, massive multiple star (HD 206267) that is just to the east of the Elephant's Trunk Nebula . The entire IC 1396 region is ionized by the massive star, except for dense globules that can protect themselves from the star's harsh ultraviolet rays.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dksfsl7lygnhrmfxsxcznf3u/bafkreib2v3lsl3qzp523swiqicj65moeonwvtdk333pspqsftenhspvgsu)