Wallpaper author:
Adam Saari
01 Apr 2023
Pillars of Creation
Interstellar gas in the Eagle Nebula, made famous by Hubble. They are named because the gas and dust are in the process of creating new stars, while also being eroded by the light from nearby stars that have recently formed. Processed in the SHO "hubble-palette."
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 |