Episode 61 of Star Hopping – published October 12, 2017
In this episode of Star Hopping, we’ll examine the Cepheus region, and find some “deeper” deep sky objects: IC 1396, the famous “Elephant’s Trunk” nebula, the open cluster Messier 52, and The Blue Snowball Nebula, also catalogued as NGC 7662.
Constellation:
Cepheus
Deep Sky Objects covered:
IC 13196 – Nebula – The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula
Messier 52 – Open Cluster
IC 7662 – Planetary Nebula – Blue Snowball Nebula