Wallpaper author:
Walter Borghini
08 Dec 2025
SH2_224 and surroundings
A few degrees south of the star Capella in the constellation Auriga, we find some nebulae and supernova remnants visible only in narrow-band photography, as in this SHO composition.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Sh 2-224
9 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16083
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 81.1875 Dec 41.1081
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................01 Nov 2022 - 11 Jan 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 600 | 4h20m | 26 |
| SII | 600 | 4h20m | 26 |
| OIII | 600 | 4h20m | 26 |