Wallpaper author:
Neil Streeter
02 Jul 2021
Elephants trunk nebula
From four sets of one shot data, the elephant's trunk nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust within the much larger ionized gas region in the constellation Cepheus.
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 1396
10 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16083
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 324.7458 Dec 57.5
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................21 Aug 2022 - 01 Nov 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 600 | 3h | 18 |
| Blue | 600 | 3h | 18 |
| Green | 600 | 3h | 18 |
| Red | 600 | 3h | 18 |
| Luminance | 600 | 3h | 18 |