Wallpaper author:
Ken Abremski
01 May 2026
NGC 1491
This is an emission nebula in the constellation Pegasus. It is also called the Fossil Footprint nebula. It is characterized as an HII region where new stars recently formed. The data was processed with PixInsight, RC-Astro tools and Photoshop.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 1491
7 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 60.8163 Dec 51.315
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................25 Aug 2023 - 30 Aug 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 377 | 4h30m | 43 |
| SII | 236 | 2h45m | 42 |
| OIII | 286 | 3h20m | 42 |