Wallpaper author:
Jan Scheers
31 Dec 2020
Jellyfish Nebula (IC443)
SHO-image of IC443, acquired via advanced requests with the ASA500N telescope and FLI PL16803 camera in El Sauce Observatory, Chile.
IC443 (or Sh2-248) is a supernova remnant, located in the constellation of Gemini. It is commonly known as the “Jellyfish Nebula” due to it's shape.
Total exposure 2 hours
SHO 2:6:4 in sub-exposures of 600s
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 443
7 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Supernova Remnant
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 94.5113 Dec 22.66
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................17 Oct 2020 - 14 Dec 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 300 | 1h20m | 16 |
| Red | 300 | 1h20m | 16 |
| Green | 300 | 1h20m | 16 |
| Blue | 338 | 1h30m | 16 |
| Halpha | 920 | 3h50m | 15 |