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      Spaghetti Nebula ver. 2.0
      Wallpaper author:
      David Tonucci

      28 Dec 2025

      Spaghetti Nebula ver. 2.0

      The Spaghetti Nebula (Simeis 147, Sh2-240) is a vast, faint supernova remnant, the glowing gaseous remains of a star that exploded about 40,000 years ago, located near the Taurus and Auriga constellations. It gets its name from its intricate, filamentary structure resembling spaghetti, with hydrogen and oxygen atoms emitting red, magenta, and blue-green light, making it a challenging target for astrophotographers due to its large size (3 degrees across) and low surface brightness. This is my second attempt at processing this data set.

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      Sh 2-240

      5 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      SPA-1-CMOS
      • Type of target
        ............................................................................................................................
        Supernova Remnant
      • Camera
        ............................................................................................................................
        QHY 600M
      • Target coordinates
        ............................................................................................................................
        RA 85.0208 Dec 27.9775
      • Hemisphere
        ............................................................................................................................
        Northern
      • Telescope location
        ............................................................................................................................
        Spain
      • Transient event
        ............................................................................................................................
        No
      • Observed on
        ............................................................................................................................
        19 Nov 2023 - 15 Dec 2023
      Filter
      Avg Exp (s)
      Total Exposure
      Subframes
      SII3002h30m30
      Halpha3002h30m30
      OIII3002h30m30

      Spaghetti Nebula ver. 2.0