Wallpaper author:
David Tonucci
16 Feb 2026
Skull and Crossbones Nebula
NGC 2467, nicknamed the "Skull and Crossbones Nebula", is a star-forming region whose appearance has occasionally also been likened to that of a colorful mandrill. It includes areas where large clouds of hydrogen gas incubate new stars.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2467
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Star-forming Regions
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 118.2338 Dec -26.3861
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................04 May 2023 - 30 Nov 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OIII | 300 | 4h10m | 50 |
| Halpha | 324 | 4h25m | 49 |
| SII | 276 | 3h45m | 49 |