Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443)
The expanding shell of a star that exploded thousands of years ago.
What you get
- Format
- JPEG
- Resolution
- 3 128 × 4 532 px (14.2 MPx)
- Aspect ratio
- 0,69:1
- File size
- 13.1 MB
- Recommended print size
- 26 × 38 cm at 300 DPI – viewed up close
39 × 57 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.