[Ken Crawford (KenC)]

Hello,

I have decided to throw my Rosette hat into the ring. There are many here who have done an amazing job on this wonderful target in a widefield format. At my Focal Length I decided to zero in on one of its amazing structures.

Elephant trunks are pillar or column-like structures that protrude from the walls of hydrogen clouds. Normally we see these as gas trunks like the "Pillars of Creation" which are mostly straight. This image centers on a trunk that has an amazing double helical structure. The rope type filaments are following magnetic fields and electrical currents causing them to bend, wave, and braid into an intricate pattern. These forces produce this beautiful spiral structure and it’s because it is backlit that we have the rare opportunity to be able to study the inner structure of dark nebulae.

http://www.imagingdeepsky.com/Nebula...tte_Spiral.htm

Kindest Regards,