Wallpaper author:
John Ebersole
02 Dec 2025
IC 4628
The Prawn Nebula, IC 4628, of Scorpius is shown here in an HST palette.
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 4628
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ML16200
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 254.225 Dec -40.51222
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................08 Apr 2021 - 08 Apr 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 750 | 50m | 4 |
| SII | 450 | 30m | 4 |
| OIII | 600 | 40m | 4 |