The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula

 The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula

The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula (IC 1396 & vdB 142) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus.

IC 1396 is actually quite large than what is seen in below photo. I tried to capture area centered on Elephant Trunk the dark feature near the center.

Shot on 24-June-2026 from Bortle 7 Sky of Airdrie, Alberta.