Wallpaper author:
Phil Misiowiec
15 Oct 2023
IC1396 (Elephant's Trunk Nebula)
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is an elongated dark globule within the emission nebula IC1396 in the constellation of Cepheus, about 2,450 light-years away. The globule is being compressed by the surrounding ionized gas.
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 1396
9 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 324.745 Dec 57.5139
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................15 May 2023 - 07 Jan 2025
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 10 | 6m | 37 |
| Green | 10 | 6m | 36 |
| Blue | 10 | 6m | 36 |
| Luminance | 13 | 8m | 36 |
| Halpha | 1200 | 12h | 36 |