Wallpaper author:
Dev Prana
22 Feb 2026
Elephant trunk (close-up)
IC1396; aka Elephant's Trunk nebula and friends (custom HSO, cropped). Over 10 hrs of narrowband data from remote Telescope Live observatory in Almeria, Spain. Astro Pixel Processor stacks, post processed in Pixinsight, and final touches using Paintshop Po for vibrancy, clarity, white balance.
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 1396
8 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16083
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 324.75 Dec 57.48333
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................06 May 2021 - 01 Nov 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 600 | 3h40m | 22 |
| OIII | 600 | 3h40m | 22 |
| SII | 600 | 3h40m | 22 |