Wallpaper author:
Judith Prana
13 Sept 2025
Orion, aka the Big Turkey in deep space (HOO blend)
The Orion Nebula (M42) is a bright, visible "stellar nursery" within the Orion constellation's sword, located south of Orion's Belt. It's one of the closest regions of massive star formation to Earth, containing thousands of stars, including the four young, powerful stars of the Trapezium cluster that sculpt the nebula with their radiation. The nebula is a mix of glowing gas and dark dust, allowing astronomers to study the entire lifecycle of star birth. Full details on Astrobin:
https://app.astrobin.com/u/devprana?i=cohizt#gallery
Dataset from which the image was processed
M42
8 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 83.8221 Dec -5.3911
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................07 Nov 2019 - 25 Mar 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 40 | 58m | 86 |
| Luminance | 50 | 1h12m | 86 |
| Red | 25 | 36m | 85 |
| Blue | 24 | 34m | 85 |
| Halpha | 123 | 2h54m | 85 |