Wallpaper author:
GEORGE YAEGER
11 Apr 2026
M52 and Friends
This image has a lot more than just M52.
In the photo M52 is the open cluster bottom right. Then from right to left diagonally going up is the Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635) and the Lobster Claw Nebula (Sharpless 157). There are even more nebulae but these are the most prominent.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M52
5 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 349.7912 Dec 61.4523
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................11 Jun 2023 - 15 Jul 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SII | 346 | 2h30m | 26 |
| OIII | 346 | 2h30m | 26 |
| Halpha | 208 | 1h30m | 26 |