Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
23 Oct 2026
IC 1318 - The Butterfly Nebula
This is a dataset of IC 1318, also known as the Butterfly Nebula. It is an emission nebula surrounding the star Sadr, about 1,800 light years away in the constellation Cygnus.
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 1318 - The Butterfly Nebula
20 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI Proline PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 304.2 Dec 41.9567
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................United States of America
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................28 Jun 2026 - 25 Aug 2026
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SII | 1169 | 12h40m | 39 |
| Halpha | 1200 | 8h40m | 26 |
| OIII | 1200 | 12h20m | 37 |