Wallpaper author:
Thomas Hardie
29 Jul 2025
Still working on combining luminous images with RGB but having fun with M78
Did not crop it as much as others. Thought I may have over saturated it a bit but looks less intense compared to others.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M78
6 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Reflection Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 86.6908 Dec 0.0792
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................14 Nov 2023 - 07 Dec 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 300 | 2h10m | 26 |
| Luminance | 300 | 2h10m | 26 |
| Red | 277 | 2h | 26 |
| Green | 324 | 2h15m | 25 |