Wallpaper author:
Thomas Peter
12 Aug 2022
Elephant's Trunk Nebula SPA-1 & SPA-3
Here's 33 hours of data taken with the SPA-1 & SPA-3 scopes from May 2021 to August 2022.
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) is located in the constellation Cepheus at a distance of 2,400 light-years. The trunk, itself, is designated IC 1396A and is a dark dense globule.
Anyway, hope ya like it!
Tom
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 |