GALLERY ELEPHANT'S TRUNK Rathijit Banerjee A thick column of dust and gas within the large emission nebula IC 1396 in Cepheus conceals several embryonic stars in the early stages of formation. DETAILS: Celestron EdgeHD 1100 with ZWO ASI1600MM Pro CMOS camera. Total exposure: 62.1 hours through narrowband filters. 74 D EC E M B E R 2 019 * SK Y & TELESCOPE