Wallpaper author:
David Tonucci
27 Dec 2025
Dark Wolf SL-17
A southern Hemisphere target. Located in the constellation of Scorpius and 6,230 light years from Earth. It is part of a larger nebula, a star-forming region of our Milky Way dominated by hydrogen emissions. This part of the nebula is nicknamed "Fenrir" or "Dark Wolf" due to its striking resemblance to a wolf's head.
Dataset from which the image was processed
SL-17
16 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Dark Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 253.31671 Dec -43.6611
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................24 Mar 2024 - 28 Jul 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 504 | 7h50m | 56 |
| Luminance | 263 | 4h5m | 56 |
| Red | 262 | 4h | 55 |
| Blue | 213 | 3h15m | 55 |
| Green | 256 | 3h55m | 55 |