Wallpaper author:
Mike Paling
23 Nov 2025
IC1396 ... including the Elephant's Trunk
IC 1396 is a large emission nebulae, a region of ionized gas, located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years away from Earth. Jutting from the bottom rim of the nebula is IC 1396A, commonly called the Elephant's Trunk Nebula, a dark, dense globule with a bright, sinuous rim being illuminated by the massive multiple star HD 206267.
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 1396
23 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 324.745 Dec 57.5139
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................15 May 2023 - 07 Jan 2025
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OIII | 282 | 10h20m | 132 |
| Halpha | 327 | 12h | 132 |
| SII | 291 | 10h40m | 132 |