Wallpaper author:
Thomas Hardie
06 Feb 2026
RCW 61 300 and 600 sec. data combined
This image the Foraxx combination of the SHO data using Pixinsight. The 300 and 600 sec. were combined using the imageblend script.
Dataset from which the image was processed
RCW 61
9 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 172.6008 Dec -63.8172
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................20 Jan 2023 - 20 Apr 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 300 | 3h10m | 38 |
| OIII | 300 | 3h10m | 38 |
| SII | 300 | 3h10m | 38 |