✦ DARK HIGHLAND
Sample gallery entry

Elephant Trunk

A dark cloud curling into the bright emission of IC 1396.

Object
IC 1396A
Captured
Published
The dark Elephant Trunk Nebula silhouetted against glowing red hydrogen clouds

This is a clearly identified demonstration record with intentionally minimal metadata.

Target & sky

Object / designation
IC 1396A
Constellation
Cepheus
  • dark nebula
  • emission nebula
  • Cepheus