Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
26 Jul 2021
IC 1396 - The Elephant Trunk Nebula
This is an image of IC 1396, also known as the Elephant Trunk Nebula. The Elephant Trunk Nebula is actually IC 1396A, the long dark nebula running from the top to about the middle of the blue region. This nebula is about 2,400 light years away in the constellation Cepheus.
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 1396
8 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16083
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 324.2792 Dec 57.5
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................10 Jun 2022 - 03 Dec 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 600 | 4h | 24 |
| SII | 626 | 4h | 23 |
| OIII | 574 | 3h40m | 23 |