Wallpaper author:
John Ebersole
24 Jan 2026
NGC 6231
Star cluster, NGC 6231, is surrounded by the expansive emission nebula, RCW 113, of Scorpius, displayed here in an HST palette..
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 6231
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ML16200
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 253.53334 Dec -41.82416
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................05 May 2021 - 05 May 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 600 | 20m | 2 |
| OIII | 600 | 20m | 2 |
| SII | 600 | 20m | 2 |