Wallpaper author:
Jeff Reitzel
01 Dec 2022
IC 1396
IC 1396 is a huge ionized gas and dust cloud seen in the Constellation Cepheus. The structure top center of this image gives it the name The Elephant's Trunk. Herschel's Garnet Star, a massive red hypergiant, gives the reddish glow on the left side of the nebula. This image is from 45 hours of raw data from the SPA-1 and SPA-3 telescopes. Processed with Pixinsight and Photoshop.
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 |