Wallpaper author:
Dominic Gareau
16 Aug 2025
Rotten Fish Nebula
This is my LRGB processing of LDN 1251, often called the Rotten Fish Nebula. Located in Cepheus, this dark nebula is a dense cloud of interstellar dust that obscures background starlight, creating its eerie outline.
Dataset from which the image was processed
LDN-1251
15 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Dark Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................ZWO ASI 2600MM Pro
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 339 Dec 75.2667
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................10 Dec 2023 - 17 Dec 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 783 | 10h | 46 |
| Red | 783 | 10h | 46 |
| Green | 783 | 10h | 46 |
| Blue | 783 | 10h | 46 |