IC 1396A is situated about 2,800 light-years from Earth in the | ASTRONOMY
IC 1396A is situated about 2,800 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cepheus. Radiation & winds from massive stars are impacting clouds of cool gas, triggering the formation of new generations of stars.
A #star is born when a cloud of gas and dust collapses to the point where the material in the center of the clump is so dense and hot that the nuclear fusion of hydrogen nuclei into helium nuclei can occur.
