Red and blue-green filaments of an expanding stellar shell against a field of stars, landscape view.
Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443), wide field · © Martin Hudec

Nebulae

Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443), wide field

The same nights under the sky, a wider look at the supernova remnant.

What you are buying

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What you get

Format
JPEG
Resolution
4 532 × 3 128 px (14.2 MPx)
Aspect ratio
1,45:1
File size
13.1 MB
Recommended print size
38 × 26 cm at 300 DPI – viewed up close
57 × 39 cm at 200 DPI – framed on a wall
Larger prints are possible but will look softer up close.
Suitable for
For printing for personal use, or as a desktop or TV background.
Licence
Personal, non-commercial use. You may not resell, share or use the file commercially. Terms
Watermark
No watermark. If the image carries the author’s signature, so does the file.
Delivery
Download link right after payment – on the order page and by e-mail. Valid 7 days, 5 downloads.

About the object

The Jellyfish (IC 443) in Gemini is a supernova remnant about 5,000 light years away. The shock wave from the explosion is still ploughing into the surrounding interstellar gas, making it glow in fine filaments. Its age is estimated at thousands to tens of thousands of years.

How the image was made

Captured
4 January 2026 (start, several nights)
Total exposure
8 h 00 min (96 × 300 s)
Camera
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Focal length
448 mm
Mount
ZWO AM5N
Location
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia (home observatory)
Calibration & stacking
Siril 1.4.0
Processing
Adobe Lightroom 9.0 (Windows)

Data from the original file’s metadata or from the author.