The Elephant Trunk (Cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 14 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Elephant Trunk is visible in the dawn sky, becoming accessible around 00:22 (EDT), when it reaches an altitude of 17° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach an altitude of 49° before fading from view as dawn breaks at 05:04.
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Name
Elephant Trunk
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Object Type
Cluster
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Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.