Wallpaper author:
Jan Scheers
05 Jun 2022
Barnard 228
Image of Barnard 228, also known as the Dark Wolf Nebula.
Barnard 228 is part of the Lupus Molecular Cloud, some 500 light-years distant.
Image acquired with AUS-2 (Takahashi FSQ-106ED). Data from 5 one-click observations.
Total integration time 300 minutes
LRGB 15 subs of 300s with each filter
Dataset from which the image was processed
B228
5 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Dark Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 235.7538 Dec -34.1467
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................01 May 2022 - 08 May 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 300 | 1h55m | 23 |
| Luminance | 300 | 1h55m | 23 |
| Blue | 300 | 1h55m | 23 |
| Green | 300 | 1h55m | 23 |