Wallpaper author:
Wolfgang Kuechle
14 Jan 2026
NGC 4755 - Herschel's jewel box in a sea of stars
While it's tempting to crop the image for more detail of NGC 4755, I actually like the wide field view very much. In my opinion it emphasizes the uniqueness of star clusters in a vast universe.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 4755
9 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Open Cluster
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 193.4125 Dec -60.35
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................13 Mar 2021 - 04 Aug 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 525 | 3h30m | 24 |
| Luminance | 700 | 4h40m | 24 |
| Red | 574 | 3h40m | 23 |
| Green | 600 | 3h50m | 23 |