Wallpaper author:
JEAN-LOUIS FAIVRE
10 Nov 2023
HORSEHEAD NEBULA WIDEFIELD
The Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33) is a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion.[2] The nebula is located just to the south of Alnitak, the easternmost star of Orion's Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion molecular cloud complex.
Dataset from which the image was processed
B33
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Dark Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 84.9967 Dec -2.5919
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................23 Nov 2024 - 03 Jan 2025
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 300 | 15m | 3 |
| Luminance | 300 | 15m | 3 |
| Red | 300 | 15m | 3 |
| Green | 300 | 15m | 3 |