Wallpaper author:
Robert Rucker
10 Dec 2025
NGC 3242, The Ghost of Jupiter
Process using Astro Pixel Processor and Pixinsight with final tweeks in Photoshop.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3242
4 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Planetary Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 156.19221 Dec -18.6423
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................24 Jan 2024 - 26 Jan 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SII | 300 | 2h10m | 26 |
| Halpha | 300 | 2h5m | 25 |
| OIII | 300 | 2h5m | 25 |