Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
06 Oct 2022
The Pillars of Creation
This is an image of the central portion of the M16 nebula, known as the Pillars of Creation. This nebula is about 5,700 light years away in the constellation Serpens.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M16
17 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 274.7 Dec -13.8
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................22 Mar 2020 - 08 Oct 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 91 | 1h20m | 53 |
| Halpha | 1211 | 17h50m | 53 |
| Red | 86 | 1h16m | 53 |
| Green | 93 | 1h22m | 53 |
| Blue | 88 | 1h16m | 52 |