Wallpaper author:
Mike Paling
25 Nov 2025
The Elephants Trunk ... part of IC1396.
The initial image was enlarged using Topaz Gigapixel AI before cropping in order to retain small details as much as possible.
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 |