Wallpaper author:
John Ebersole
12 Nov 2025
NGC 6164
NGC6164, the Dragon's Egg, in an HST palette.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 6164
2 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 248.46666 Dec -48.11111
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................01 Aug 2021 - 01 Aug 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 600 | 50m | 5 |
| SII | 600 | 50m | 5 |
| OIII | 600 | 50m | 5 |