IC 1396, VdB 142 (Cep) - emission nebulae in Cepheus
Date: 28.12.2025
Equipment: ZWO Seestar S30
Exposure: 900x10sec in mosaic mode
Location: Havlíčkův Brod
Processing: StarNet, Photoshop
Description: IC 1396 is a large emission nebulae. IC 1396 is illuminated and ionized by a very bright, massive multiple star HD 206267.
Jutting from the rim of the nebula is IC 1396A, commonly called the Elephant's Trunk Nebula.

IC 1396, VdB 142 (Cep) - emission nebulae in Cepheus
Date: 16. and 17.7.2009 (23:25 - 00:57 CET)
Equipment: SW 80/600 ED, Vixen 0,67x, CG5 GOTO ADV mount
Camera: Modif. Canon EOS 350D (Baader ACF) + Baader UHC-S
Exposure: 12x480 sec, ISO 800
Location: Havlíčkův Brod - Chrast
Processing: Adobe DNG Converter, SubRaw, DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop
Description: IC 1396 is reported to be an emission nebula with an open star cluster. Many dark nebulae are also visible in the image.