Wallpaper author:
Alan Daly
02 Mar 2026
Wolf’s Cave Nebula
LDN 1217, the Wolf’s Cave Nebula, is a dense molecular cloud in the constellation Cepheus.
Dataset from which the image was processed
LDN 1217
14 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Reflection Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16083
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 333.25 Dec 70.75
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................26 May 2022 - 19 Nov 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 576 | 4h | 25 |
| Blue | 624 | 4h20m | 25 |
| Green | 624 | 4h20m | 25 |
| Red | 576 | 4h | 25 |
| Luminance | 600 | 4h | 24 |