Wallpaper author:
John Ebersole
19 Jan 2026
RCW 53C
Adjacent to the Eta Carina nebula is RCW 53C, here displayed in an HST palette.
Dataset from which the image was processed
RCW 53c
5 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 159.325 Dec -60.9317
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................02 Mar 2023 - 28 Mar 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 600 | 2h20m | 14 |
| SII | 600 | 2h20m | 14 |
| OIII | 600 | 2h20m | 14 |