Wallpaper author:
Dominic Gareau
27 Feb 2026
NGC 6281
NGC 6281 is an open cluster of stars in the constellation Scorpius. It was not included in the Messier or Caldwell catalogues of nebulous objects, but it is the brightest such cluster in the constellation to be left out of both.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 6281
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 256.1792 Dec -37.9333
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................06 May 2022 - 19 Jul 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OIII | 300 | 2h40m | 32 |
| SII | 300 | 2h40m | 32 |
| Halpha | 300 | 2h40m | 32 |