Autore dello sfondo:
Mike Paling
23 Nov 2025
IC1396 ... including the Elephant's Trunk
IC 1396 is a large emission nebulae, a region of ionized gas, located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years away from Earth. Jutting from the bottom rim of the nebula is IC 1396A, commonly called the Elephant's Trunk Nebula, a dark, dense globule with a bright, sinuous rim being illuminated by the massive multiple star HD 206267.
Dataset da cui è stata elaborata l'immagine
IC 1396
23 credit
- Tipo di obiettivo............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Fotocamera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Coordinate dell'obiettivo............................................................................................................................RA 324.745 Dec 57.5139
- Emisfero............................................................................................................................Northern
- Posizione del telescopio............................................................................................................................Spain
- Evento transitorio............................................................................................................................No
- Osservato il............................................................................................................................15 May 2023 - 07 Jan 2025
Filtro | Exp. media (s) | Esposizione totale | Sottoframe |
|---|---|---|---|
| OIII | 282 | 10h20m | 132 |
| Halpha | 327 | 12h | 132 |
| SII | 291 | 10h40m | 132 |