The watermark in the lower right corner of the image will not appear on the final print.
Frame
Top Mat
Bottom Mat
Dimensions
Image:
6.50" x 8.00"
Mat Border:
2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
12.00" x 13.50"
Elephant Trunk Nebula Framed Print
by Peter Kennett
Product Details
Elephant Trunk Nebula framed print by Peter Kennett. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Design Details
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC1396) is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years... more
Ships Within
3 - 4 business days
Additional Products
Framed Print Tags
Photograph Tags
Comments (0)
Artist's Description
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC1396) is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years away from Earth. The piece of the nebula shown here enlarged is the dark, dense globule IC 1396A; it is commonly called the Elephant's Trunk nebula because of 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 star (HD 206267) that is just to the east of IC 1396A. 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.
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is now thought to be a site of star formation, containing several very young (less than 100,000 yrs) stars that were discovered in infrared images in 2003. Two older (but still young, a couple of million years, by the standards of stars,...
About Peter Kennett
Peter enjoys finding new places to explore and to capturing both the beauty and the feeling of the places he explores. His art has graced the halls of American Embassies around the world, airports and businesses. He continues to travel the world with his very patient wife Megan at his side.
$74.00
There are no comments for Elephant Trunk Nebula. Click here to post the first comment.